title: Treatment of subtotally resected intracranial plasma cell granuloma with steroids: a case report.
abstract: Primary intracranial plasma cell granuloma (PCG) is a rare form of inflammatory pseudotumour often characterized by non-neoplastic proliferation of plasma cells. The following case indicates a potential role for steroid therapy after subtotal resection.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. tomflannery@fsmail.net
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Flannery
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al-Sabah
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bhangu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Alderazi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brett
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pidgeon
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone