Multifocal primary intracerebral malignant fibrous histiocytoma--case report.
A 58-year-old female presented with a unique case of multifocal primary intracerebral malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) manifesting as partial seizure. Neuroimaging showed a mass lesion in the right frontal lobe, which was totally removed. The histological diagnosis was MFH. Follow-up neuroimaging one month after surgery showed another lesion rapidly growing in the left frontal lobe. This lesion was totally removed, and identified as MFH. Her condition gradually worsened. Neuroimaging performed 3 months after first operation revealed bilateral recurrence. She died of respiratory failure 7 months after the initial diagnosis of MFH. Primary intracranial MFH is an extremely rare entity with only 31 cases of solitary tumor previously reported.
Mitsuhashi
Takashi
T
Department of Neurosurgery, Juntendo University, Juntendo Urayasu Hospital, Urayasu, Chiba.
Watanabe
Mitsuya
M
Ohara
Yukoh
Y
Hatashita
Shizuo
S
Ueno
Hideo
H
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged