Intracranial plasma-cell granuloma: a case report.
A 57-year-old woman presented with right-sided ptosis and diplopia. CT scans showed a tumor in the right cerebellopontine angle attached to the tentorium. Subtotal resection was conducted prior to local irradiation (20 Gy). Histological examination of the resected specimen indicated a diagnosis of plasma-cell granuloma. Diffuse thickening of the tentorium and falx were seen on follow-up MR imaging six years after the operation. Only eleven cases of intracranial plasma-cell granuloma have been reported in the literature. This paper reports a new case with unusual recurrence on neuroimagings.
Hirohata
M
M
Department of Neurosurgery, Kurume University School of Medicine.
Sasaguri
Y
Y
Sugita
Y
Y
Tokutomi
T
T
Kobayashi
S
S
Morimatsu
M
M
Shigemori
M
M
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA