Primary meningeal malignant fibrous histiocytoma with cerebrospinal dissemination and pulmonary metastasis

Primary intracranial malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is very rare, and not much is known about its clinical features. The authors report a case of left temporal leptomeningeal MFH, with consequent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dissemination and pulmonary metastasis. The clinical features of this ca...

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Published inActa neurochirurgica Vol. 140; no. 11; pp. 1191 - 1196
Main Authors Akimoto, J, Takeda, Y, Hasue, M, Ito, H, Kiguchi, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Austria Springer Nature B.V 01.01.1998
Subjects
Cerebrospinal Fluid - cytology
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - diagnosis
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - pathology
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - secondary
Humans
Lung - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - secondary
Male
Medical diagnosis
Meningeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Meningeal Neoplasms - pathology
Meninges - pathology
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnosis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology
Temporal Lobe - pathology
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Summary:Primary intracranial malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is very rare, and not much is known about its clinical features. The authors report a case of left temporal leptomeningeal MFH, with consequent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dissemination and pulmonary metastasis. The clinical features of this case and the therapeutic prognosis of 17 cases reported previously in the literature were reviewed.
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ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/s007010050236