title: Primary intracerebral malignant fibrous histiocytoma in a child.
abstract: We report herein a rare case of pediatric intracerebral malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH). A 2-year-old boy gradually developed mild left hemiparesis and became somnolent. Magnetic resonance imaging upon admission revealed a well-enhanced mass lesion in the right frontotemporal operculum. Subtotal removal of the tumor was successfully performed using a right transsulcal and transcortical approach. The tumor developed as an extraaxial mass with brain adhesion to the arterial wall of the branch of the middle cerebral artery rather than to cerebral tissue. Pathological examination confirmed the presence of inflammatory-type MFH. Pediatric cases of intracerebral MFH are rare, and the possible origin of the tumor is discussed based on clinicopathological findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan. fuji@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirohata
authors.forename: Miyagi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naohisa
authors.forename: Mizuhiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terasaki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tokutmi
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shigemori
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male