Epidural intracranial metastasis from benign leiomyoma: A case report with literature review

Physical examinations and laboratory analyses performed did not provide enough information for diagnosis. [...]brain imaging was the next diagnostic tool. Brain lesions such as meningioma, schwannoma, and solitary fibrous tumor must be differentiated from BML of the brain, and histopathological inve...

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2013-07, Vol.115 (7), p.1180-1183
Main Authors: Joo, Heui Jin, Han, Seung Su, Kwon, Jeong Taik, Park, Eon Sub, Jung, Yoon Yang, Kim, Hong Kyung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Benign metastasizing leiomyoma
Epidural Neoplasms - pathology
Epidural Neoplasms - secondary
Epidural Neoplasms - surgery
Extra-axial brain tumors
Family medical history
Female
Fibroids
Headaches
Humans
Hysterectomy
Immunohistochemistry
Leiomyoma - pathology
Leiomyoma - surgery
Medical imaging
Muscular system
Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis
Nervous System Diseases - pathology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgical Procedures
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Otolaryngology
Ovarian leiomyoma
Ovarian Neoplasms - pathology
Pathogenesis
Positron-Emission Tomography
Sinuses
Smooth muscle
Smooth muscle tumors
Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
Uterine Neoplasms - pathology
Womens health
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Summary:Physical examinations and laboratory analyses performed did not provide enough information for diagnosis. [...]brain imaging was the next diagnostic tool. Brain lesions such as meningioma, schwannoma, and solitary fibrous tumor must be differentiated from BML of the brain, and histopathological investigation along with immunohistochemistry can confirm the smooth muscle origin of this benign tumor. Fibroma, thecoma, leiomyosarcoma and spindle cell carcinoma are some ovarian tumors that must be differentiated when diagnosing ovarian masses; immunohistochemical staining is the most widely used tool.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.10.028