Intracranial haemangioendothelioma mimicking a meningioma.
A 33-year-old man presented with a history of fits and on initial investigation was suspected of having a left frontal parafalcine meningioma. Initial surgical procedure to excise the lesion had to be abandoned owing to the extreme vascularity of the lesion. Histology revealed it to be a haemangioendothelioma. At a second operation the tumour was completely removed. The histology of this rather uncommon tumour is discussed and the literature is reviewed.
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Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
Strang
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Reid
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed