Exclusively intracranial cranial fasciitis in a child

1995 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 744-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Pagenstecher ◽  
Beate Emmerich ◽  
Vera van Velthoven ◽  
Rudolf Korinthenberg ◽  
Benedikt Volk
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Intracranial Tumor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cranial Fasciitis ◽  
Myxoid Matrix ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The authors present a case of an intracranial tumor in a 7-year-old girl leading to increasing hemiparesis. The lesion arose from the dura and consisted of fibroblasts in a myxoid matrix. The diagnosis of cranial fasciitis was made. The histological, immunohistological, and ultrastructural features of the tumor are described and the differential diagnosis is discussed.

Fibroma of the meninges in a child: immunohistological and ultrastructural study

1992 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Reyes-Mugica ◽  
Pauline Chou ◽  
Frank Gonzalez-Crussi ◽  
Tadanori Tomita
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Ultrastructural Study ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Intracranial Tumor ◽  
Frontal Bone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case of meningeal fibroma in a 5-year-old girl is described. The lesion presented as a benign intracranial tumor, eroding the frontal bone and protruding under the skin. It was composed of fibroblasts and collagen, embedded in a loose background with focal myxoid changes. The authors describe the patient's clinical presentation and the tumor's histological, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural features, and discuss its differential diagnosis. It is concluded that fibromas of the meninges should be distinguished from fibroblastic meningiomas.

Hemangiopericytoma of the spinal canal

1978 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 914-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darrell J. Harris ◽  
Victor L. Fornasier ◽  
Kenneth E. Livingston
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Spinal Canal ◽  
Vertebral Column ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Vascular Neoplasm ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Hemangiopericytoma is a vascular neoplasm consisting of capillaries outlined by an intact basement membrane that separates the endothelial cells of the capillaries from the spindle-shaped tumor cells in the extravascular area. These neoplasms are found in soft tissues but have rarely been shown to involve the spinal canal. This is a report of three such cases. Surgical removal of the tumor from the spinal canal was technically difficult. A high risk of recurrence has been reported but in these three cases adjunctive radiotherapy appeared to be of benefit in controlling the progression of the disease. These cases, added to the six cases in the literature, confirm the existence of hemangiopericytoma involving the vertebral column with extension into the spinal canal. This entity should be included in the differential diagnosis of lesions of the spinal canal. The risk of intraoperative hemorrhage should be anticipated.

Primary eosinophilic granuloma of the oculomotor nerve

1994 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 784-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Hardenack ◽  
Anje Völker ◽  
J. Michael Schröder ◽  
Joachim M. Gilsbach ◽  
Albrecht G. Harders
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Eosinophilic Granuloma ◽  
Cranial Nerves ◽  
Oculomotor Nerve ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Osseous Involvement ◽  
Fine Print

The authors report the occurrence of primary eosinophilic granuloma of the oculomotor nerve without osseous involvement in a 68-year-old man. Histopathological and neuroradiological findings are discussed. This case demonstrates that eosinophilic granuloma should be included in the differential diagnosis of tumor in which cranial nerves are involved.

Angiofibroma of the middle cranial fossa

1971 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Vasudeva Iyer ◽  
N. D. Vaishya ◽  
A. Bhaktaviziam ◽  
G. M. Taori ◽  
Jacob Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Young Woman ◽  
Middle Cranial Fossa ◽  
Intracranial Tumor ◽  
Rare Occurrence ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cranial Fossa ◽  
Primary Intracranial Tumor ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The rare occurrence of angiofibroma as a primary intracranial tumor in the middle cranial fossa is reported in a young woman, and related reports are reviewed.

Extradural spinal involvement by gout

1979 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven L. Wald ◽  
James E. McLennan ◽  
Richard M. Carroll ◽  
Harold Segal
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Spinal Canal ◽  
Lumbar Region ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Spinal Involvement ◽  
Gouty Tophus ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case of extradural gouty tophus in the lumbar region in a teen-age girl is presented as an addition to the differential diagnosis of erosive lesions of the spinal canal.

Neurosurgical hyponatremia: the role of inappropriate antidiuresis

1971 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Fox ◽  
Joel L. Falik ◽  
Robert J. Shalhoub
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Sodium Concentration ◽  
Fluid Restriction ◽  
Urine Sodium ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Inappropriate Secretion ◽  
Neurosurgical Patients ◽  
Inappropriate Antidiuresis ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Of 80 consecutive neurosurgical patients, 23 exhibited inappropriate secretion of the antidiuretic hormone (ISADH); 11 of these patients required marked fluid restriction. Sodium concentration in the urine characteristically increased as serum values decreased. Only by following the urine sodium concentrations could the differential diagnosis of nutritional hyponatremia and ISADH be made. The role of ISADH in cerebral edema is stressed. The treatment recommended for ISADH is marked fluid restriction, whereas in nutritional hyponatremia, saline replacement is indicated.

Lumbar disc protrusion in children

1981 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 480-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Fisher ◽  
Richard L. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Adult Patient ◽  
Lumbar Disc ◽  
Disc Protrusion ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sciatic Pain ◽  
Major Complications ◽  
Refractory Case ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Forty-three cases of surgically treated lumbar disc protrusion in patients 21 years or younger are analyzed. The results were generally good. Ten percent of the patients required reoperation within 3 years. No major complications were experienced. Follow-up observation ranged from 4 to 30 years. Disc protrusion should be considered in the differential diagnosis of children with back and sciatic pain, and early myelography should be carried out in the refractory case. The symptoms, signs, myelograms, and surgical findings are usually similar to those of the adult patient with a disc protrusion.

Superficial peroneal nerve entrapment

1981 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 991-992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timir Banerjee ◽  
Dexter D. Koons
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Peroneal Nerve ◽  
Nerve Entrapment ◽  
Leg Pain ◽  
Superficial Peroneal Nerve ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Two cases of entrapment of the superficial peroneal nerve are presented. This is an unusual cause for leg discomfort and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of leg pain.

The first primary brain-tumor operation

1984 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 809-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas B. Kirkpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Primary Brain Tumor ◽  
Intracranial Tumor ◽  
Postmortem Examination ◽  
Popular Press ◽  
Secondary Complications ◽  
Cerebral Tumor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ On November 25, 1884, Mr. Rickman J. Godlee performed the first recognized resection of a primary brain tumor. This operation was carried out at the suggestion of Dr. A. Hughes Bennett, a neurologist at The Hospital for Epilepsy and Paralysis, Regents Park, London, England. Other operations for intracranial tumor had been performed but were for extracerebral meningeal or osseous tumors. The “first” operation for a primary cerebral tumor by Godlee was meticulously described and well documented in the medical and popular press of the day and stimulated both professional and lay discussions of the topic that directly and indirectly led to further surgery on the cerebrum itself and the advent of modern neurosurgery. The original patient of Mr. Godlee died on the 28th postoperative day of apparent meningitis and secondary complications, but postmortem examination revealed no remnant of the excised glioma.

Intraventricular neurocysticercosis mimicking colloid cyst

2002 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 208-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arti Gupta ◽  
Surya Prakash Rao Nadimpalli ◽  
Robert P. Cavallino
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Colloid Cyst ◽  
High Signal ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Unique Case ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The authors recently encountered a unique case of anterior third ventricular neurocysticercosis in which the cyst exhibited an unusually high signal on T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. The lesion's signal intensity and location made differentiation from colloid cyst difficult. Intraventricular neurocysticercosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of a colloid cyst.

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