title: Benign fibrous histiocytoma of the skull base. Case report.
abstract: The authors report the case of benign fibrous histiocytoma (BFH) of the skull base in an 11-month-old girl. During draining for a middle ear infection, the child was noted to have an anomalous mass in the skull base. On magnetic resonance imaging studies a soft-tissue mass of the skull base primarily involving the regions of the temporal and occipital bones was discovered. Results of a surgical biopsy were consistent with BFH. At the most recent follow-up examination--18 months postoperatively--the child was noted to be asymptomatic with no gross increase in tumor size.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA. rstubbs@uab.edu
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Judith L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pugh
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukas
authors.forename: W Jerry
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Oakes
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor