title: Giant solitary symptomatic tentorial xanthogranuloma in an adult: a case report.
abstract: Xanthogranulomas involving the central nervous system are uncommon, of which dural-based xanthogranuloma is rare. Xanthogranuloma of the dura large enough to cause symptoms is very rare. Intracranial xanthogranuloma usually occurs in association with systemic diseases like histiocytosis X or familial hyperproteinemia or Erdheim-Chester's disease. We report a case a 40-year-old male with a huge symptomatic tentorial xanthogranuloma not associated with systemic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, L.T.M.G. Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India. naren_n_nayak@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Nayak
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naren
authors.forename: Kukreja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sanjay
authors.forename: Diyora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Batuk
authors.forename: Kamble
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanumant
authors.forename: Sharma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alok
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000209:etiology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery