title: Solitary fibrous tumor of the meninges.
abstract: Intracranial fibrous tumors are unusual growths that occur almost exclusively in young individuals. Most of these lesions are intra-axial, however, on extremely rare occasions they arise from the leptomeninges and compress the adjacent brain. The authors report the case of a benign solitary fibrous tumor of the meninges in a 14-year-old girl who presented with a 5-month history of generalized headaches. NMR imaging displayed a left parietal mass, which mimicked a meningioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital General del Sur, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cardozo
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cardozo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology; D003399:Craniotomy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000473:pathology; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery