Inflammatory meningioma of the fourth ventricle. Case report.
A case of meningioma with inflammatory reaction within the fourth ventricle in a 37 year-old man is described. The differential diagnosis between inflammatory meningioma, plasma cell granuloma and a possible collision of a meningioma with a plasmacytoma is discussed. The immunohistochemical examination of plasma cell population is emphasized. This is the first case reported of inflammatory meningioma located in the fourth ventricle.
Ferrara
M
M
Department of Neurosurgery, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Bizzozero
L
L
D'Aliberti
G
G
Fontana
R
R
Branca
V
V
Barberis
M
M
Brusamolino
R
R
D000328:Adult; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*