Aggressive Osteoblastoma of Temporal Bone Causing Facial Palsy in a 9-year-old Child: A Case Report Based on 2020 WHO Classification of Bone Tumors

Abstract

Aggressive osteoblastoma (AO) is an uncommon bone tumor that represents a borderline lesion between osteoblastoma and osteosarcoma. The vertebral column, the sacrum, the pelvis, and jaw/craniofacial bones are primarily affected. Aggressive osteoblastoma does not metastasize and is treated by surgical resection. The authors report a case of AO in a 9-year-old female patient presenting with 5^th and 7^th cranial nerve palsy. Prior pathological history included resection of an expansile nodule in the left temporal bone. Conventional radiological examination and computed tomography (CT) of the skull revealed an osteoblastic lesion arising in the petrous portion of the left temporal bone, measuring 5.2 cm in the largest dimension. The patient was subjected to partial surgical resection of the process. Microscopy revealed a primary neoplastic bone composed of numerous epithelioid round osteoblasts disposed in solid sheets and with mild atypia, large eosinophilic cytoplasm, and an eccentric, ovoid nucleus. The process exhibited loose stroma, low mitotic index, osteoid formation, and a few osteoclast-like multinucleated giant cells. The diagnosis of AO was thus established. After 5 months of clinical follow-up, the patient is asymptomatic, without evidence of tumoral growth on CT scans.

Resumo

O osteoblastoma agressivo (AO) é um tumor ósseo incomum que representa uma lesão limítrofe entre osteoblastoma e osteossarcoma. A coluna vertebral, o sacro, a pelve e os ossos maxilares/craniofaciais são afetados principalmente. O osteoblastoma agressivo não metastatiza sendo tratado por ressecção cirúrgica. Os autores relatam um caso de OA em paciente do sexo feminino, de 9 anos, com paralisia de V e VII pares cranianos. A história patológica prévia incluiu ressecção de nódulo expansivo no osso temporal esquerdo. O exame radiológico convencional e a tomografia computadorizada (TC) de crânio revelaram lesão osteoblástica surgindo na porção petrosa do osso temporal esquerdo, medindo 5,2 cm em sua maior dimensão. O paciente foi submetido à ressecção cirúrgica parcial do processo. A microscopia revelou osso neoplásico primário composto por numerosos osteoblastos epitelióides redondos dispostos em lâminas sólidas e com leve atipia, grande citoplasma eosinofílico e núcleo ovoide excêntrico. O processo exibiu estroma frouxo, baixo índice mitótico, formação de osteóide e algumas células gigantes multinucleadas semelhantes a osteoclastos. O diagnóstico de OA foi assim estabelecido. Após 5 meses de acompanhamento clínico, o paciente encontra-se assintomático, sem evidência de crescimento tumoral na tomografia computadorizada.

Keywords

aggressive osteoblastoma - osteoblastic tumor - bone tumor - pathology - prognosis

Palavras-chave

osteoblastoma agressivo - tumor osteoblástico - tumor ósseo - patologia - prognóstico

Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 16. März 2021

Angenommen: 16. Juni 2021

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
10. Oktober 2023

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