Posterior fossa xanthogranuloma

1979 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 718-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Vaquero ◽  
Guillermo Leunda ◽  
José M. Cabezudo ◽  
Manuel de Juan ◽  
José Herrero ◽  
...  

✓ A large subdural xanthogranuloma was removed from the posterior fossa of a 53-year-old woman with symptoms of Hand-Schüller-Christian disease. Two additional masses with similar density on computerized tomography were found in the hypothalamus and in the choroid plexus of the right lateral ventricle.

1998 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 581-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsuo Yoshino ◽  
Yoichi Katayama ◽  
Takao Watanabe ◽  
Jun Kurihara ◽  
Shigeyoshi Kimura

✓ Except for villous hypertrophy of the choroid plexus that may not be true tumors, multiple choroid plexus papillomas are extremely rare. The authors report a case involving multiple choroid plexus papillomas that were distinct from villous hypertrophy. These lesions were localized, one in the atrium of the right lateral ventricle and the other in the inferior horn of the left lateral ventricle. A review of the literature revealed that this case represented the first reported case of true multiple choroid plexus papillomas documented by findings on magnetic resonance imaging.


1984 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shizuo Hatashita ◽  
Suguru Takagi ◽  
Tokiwa Sakakibara

✓ The authors report a case of a symptomatic choroid plexus cyst located in the right lateral ventricle of a 64-year-old man who presented with focal epilepsy. The cyst was diagnosed by computerized tomography, and was proven pathologically at surgery. Total removal was accomplished, with subsequent disappearance of the seizures. A brief review of the literature is included.


1970 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 587-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Davis ◽  
Gerald E. Fox

✓ Mucin-producing cystic tumors of the choroid plexus are rare and most are papillomas or carcinomas. An acinar choroid plexus adenoma of the right lateral ventricle is described. Symptoms and signs included headache, vomiting, papilledema, and a gait disturbance. The neoplasm was located with ventriculography and totally removed, but the patient died of complications of surgery. The relationship of this tumor to others arising in the choroid plexus is discussed.


1983 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 895-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susumu Wakai ◽  
Junichi Narita ◽  
Kazumasa Hashimoto ◽  
Masakatsu Nagai

✓ A case of ventricular diverticulum causing cerebellar ataxia is presented. Computerized tomography clearly demonstrated the aperture of the diverticulum in the medial wall of the trigone and its extension into the posterior fossa. The diverticulum regressed and the cerebellar ataxia disappeared after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.


1986 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 713-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Frederick Harrington ◽  
Timothy B. Mapstone ◽  
Warren R. Selman ◽  
Pamela Galloway ◽  
Carl Bundschuh

✓ A case of lead encephalopathy with clinical and computerized tomography evidence of a midline posterior fossa mass is presented. The pathophysiology and the predilection for posterior fossa involvement are discussed.


2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeo Kondo ◽  
Toshihiro Kumabe ◽  
Shin Maruoka ◽  
Takashi Yoshimoto

Object. The 201Tl uptake index was evaluated for its usefulness in formulating a diagnosis of hemangioblastoma. Thallium-201—single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) studies were performed in nine patients harboring hemangioblastomas in the posterior fossa and in five patients (six lesions) with gliomas in the posterior fossa. Methods. The 201Tl uptake index was defined as the ratio of mean counts of isotope per pixel in the tumor to mean counts of isotope per pixel in the homologous region of the healthy brain. The 201Tl uptake indices of the early image (TlE) and that of the delayed image (TlD) were calculated. The isotope retention index (RI) was calculated as (TlE − TlD)/TlE. The TlE was 2.7 ± 0.7 in hemangioblastomas and 2.9 ± 1.7 in gliomas (mean ± standard deviation). The TlD was 1.5 ± 0.4 in hemangioblastomas and 2.4 ± 1.6 in gliomas. There were no significant differences between hemangioblastomas and gliomas when TlEs and TlDs were compared. The isotope RI was 0.43 ± 0.07 in hemangioblastomas and 0.15 ± 0.1 in gliomas, showing a significantly higher RI in hemangioblastomas compared with gliomas (p < 0.01). Conclusions. Thallium-201 washout is significantly faster in hemangioblastomas. Hemangioblastoma is biologically benign, but contains a rich capillary network that forms a hypervascular tumor bed. Variations in its appearance on magnetic resonance images may cause difficulties in the differential diagnosis of hemangioblastoma. Thallium-201 SPECT studies can be used to distinguish hemangioblastomas from gliomas in the posterior fossa.


1995 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Myung Jung ◽  
Hyung-Jin Shin ◽  
Je G. Chi ◽  
In Sung Park ◽  
Eun Sang Kim ◽  
...  

✓ The authors present the clinical, radiological, and pathological features of a malignant schwannoma occurring in the right lateral ventricle of a 40-year-old man. Metastasis to both cerebellopontine angles and to the cerebellum was found 7 months after subtotal removal of the tumor.


1983 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichi Shimosaka ◽  
Shiro Waga

✓ Cerebral chromoblastomycosis is a rare intracranial lesion. This lesion was found in a 23-year-old man, who presented with right proptosis and fainting attacks. Computerized tomography revealed a moderately enhanced irregular mass in the right frontal region. Angiography disclosed that the mass was avascular. At surgery, a hard elastic avascular tumor was totally removed piecemeal. Histological diagnosis was a granuloma of fungal origin. Characteristic brown pigments in the hyphae of fungus in the granuloma strongly suggested that the fungus was chromoblastomycosis. The postoperative course was complicated by meningitis and rupture of fungal aneurysms. The patient remained vegetative and died 2½ years later. The literature on such fungal aneurysms is briefly reviewed; no previous case of fungal aneurysms associated with cerebral chromoblastomycosis could be found.


1977 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Howard Cockrill ◽  
John P. Jimenez ◽  
John A. Goree

✓ An example of traumatic false aneurysm of the right superior cerebellar artery is described. The chronicity of the clinical picture and a positive brain scan strongly suggested a posterior fossa neoplasm; however, the angiographic findings permitted a specific diagnosis to be made.


1980 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao B. Valladares ◽  
Robert H. Perry ◽  
Ramanand M. Kalbag

✓ The authors describe and discuss a case of malignant choroid plexus papilloma originating in the lateral ventricle of an 11-month-old child. Unusual features include a long survival time of 9 years and the presence of an extraneural malignant deposit, probably metastatic in origin.


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