Posterior fossa xanthogranuloma. Case report.
A large subdural xanthogranuloma was removed from the posterior fossa of a 53-year-old woman with symptoms of Hand-Schüller-Christian disease. Two additional masses with similar density on computerized tomography were found in the hypothalamus and in the choroid plexus of the right lateral ventricle.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*