Fibrous xanthoma in the gasserian ganglion: case report.
Occurrence of fibrous xanthoma has been reported increasingly in the skull and the central nervous system, but is extremely rare in the gasserian ganglion. We report on the clinical presentation, radiological appearance, surgical treatment, and histological makeup of a fibrous xanthoma arising from the left gasserian ganglion.
D005353:Fibronectins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
D005353:Fibronectins