Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2013 Jun;56(6):369-372. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2013.56.6.369.

Osteoclast-Like Giant Cell Tumors with a Carcinomatous Component of Parotid Gland

• Lee SH
• Shim HS
• Kim JP
• Woo SH

• KMID: 2277772
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2013.56.6.369

Abstract

The giant cell tumor of the salivary gland is very rare. A 57-year-old man had noticed a mass in the right parotid area for several weeks. The diagnosis using aspiration cytology was a giant cell tumor possibly with a carcinomatous component. Parotidectomy was carried out. Histologically, the tumor consisted of evenly distributed osteoclast-like giant cells, mononuclear cells and two small foci of a carcinomatous component. Because so little is known about giant cell tumor of the salivary gland, we used the occasion of this case report to describe the cytologic, histologic and immunohistochemical characteristics that we observed.

Keyword

Giant cell tumor; Osteoclast; Parotid gland

MeSH Terms

Giant Cell Tumors
Giant Cells
Osteoclasts
Parotid Gland
Salivary Glands