Intracranial fibro-osseous lesion. Case report.
A rare tumor closely associated with the trigeminal ganglion produced a syndrome of atypical facial pain in a 44-year-old man. Two previous reports have designated similar tumors as "fibro-osseous lesions." The distinctive morphological appearance is illustrated and possible histogenesis discussed.
Garen
P D
PD
Department of Pathology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
Powers
J M
JM
King
J S
JS
Perot
P L
PL
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*