title: Erdheim-Chester disease mimicking multiple meningiomas.
abstract: Erdheim-Chester disease is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis with systemic manifestations. We present a case report of a patient initially diagnosed with multiple meningiomas, wherein an orbital biopsy disclosed the true nature of the disease.
authors.affiliation: The London Clinic Centre for Neurosurgery, London, UK. georgedon68@hotmail.co.uk
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bullock
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Monson
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D031249:Erdheim-Chester Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome