Giant Cell Tumor of the Inferior Turbinate in a 12-Year-Old Child: First Case Report

Abstract

Giant cell tumors (GCT) are highly rare neoplasias, accounting for less than 5% of all soft tissue tumors. Only 2% of GCTs occur in the head and neck region and they predominately affect the maxillary and sphenoid sinus.1 To date, only 3 cases of nasal cavity GCTs were reported in literature, all in female adults.2-4 GCTs show a locally expansive growth pattern and rarely metastasize. Due to its rarity, no standardized diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations are available so clinical management is highly individual depending on tumor localization, tumor size, the presence of distant or local metastases, and patient age.