title: Meningeal fibroma: a rare meningioma mimic.
abstract: Meningeal fibromas are rare intracranial tumors that mimic meningiomas radiologically as well as histologically. The authors report 2 cases of meningeal fibroma with detailed clinical, radiological, histopathological, and immunohistochemical features, and discuss the differential diagnosis of this entity. Knowledge of this rare tumor is essential for pathologists to be able distinguish it from more common meningeal tumors, especially in younger patients. This knowledge is also essential for neurosurgeons, as incomplete resection may lead to tumor recurrence, and such patients require close follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology.
authors.forename: Aanchal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kakkar
authors.forename: Mehar C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Nishant
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Chitra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Vaishali
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Shashank S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control
keywords: EMA = epithelial membrane antigen; GFAP = glial fibrillary acidic protein; SFT = solitary fibrous tumor; SMA = smooth muscle actin; fibroma; intracranial; meningeal tumor; meningioma; mesenchymal; oncology; solitary fibrous tumor