Multicentric intracranial smooth-muscle tumor in a woman with human immunodeficiency virus. Case report.
A 31-year-old woman with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was found to harbor both a pulmonary smooth-muscle tumor and an intracranial extraaxial smooth-muscle tumor of the parasellar region. The frequency of smooth-muscle tumors (leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma) has increased with AIDS, but much more so in children than in adults. Only nine cases of human immunodeficiency virus-related smooth-muscle tumors have been previously reported in adults, and only one of these was located intracranially.
Citow
J S
JS
Section of Neurosurgery, The University of Chicago Hospitals, Illinois, USA. kcitow@aol.com
Kranzler
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018235:Smooth Muscle Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders