Foster-Kennedy syndrome caused by solitary intracranial plasmacytoma.
The first case of typical Foster-Kennedy syndrome, including decreased olfaction of the side of the optic atrophy due to a primary solitary intracranial extraskeletal plasmacytoma, is reported. Its appearance on a computed tomography scan was compatible with a meningioma or subdural hematoma. The patient demonstrated a chronic, corticosteroid-sensitive, relapsing optic neuropathy associated with an elevated sedimentation rate and a monoclonal gammopathy. The diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of such tumors are reviewed.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004388:Dura Mater; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000209:etiology*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography