Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases (Mar 2022)

Giant cell tumour of the infra temporal fossa treated with denosumab in an elderly patient: A case report

  • Belal Alani,
  • Abdul-Aziz Alaqeeli,
  • Muraja Aldoori,
  • Ismail Farag

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
p. 100247

Abstract

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Central giant cell tumour is a benign locally aggressive lesion. It is considered as a rare entity in the head and neck region. Although Surgical resection remains the treatment of choice, its coupled with increase morbidity and recurrence.Here we present a case of elderly patient with infra temporal CGT treated with Denosumab and showed significant improvement in symptoms and radiological findings.

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