TY - JOUR
T1 - Rare mimicry of meningioma
T2 - Angioleiomyoma of the falx
AU - Lescher, Stephanie
AU - Hattingen, Elke
AU - Franz, Kea
AU - Mittelbronn, Michel
AU - Tews, Dominique Suzanne
PY - 2014/9
Y1 - 2014/9
N2 - Background Angioleiomyomas (ALMs) are benign soft tissue tumors composed of various size vessels with abundant intervening smooth muscles. Intracranial ALMs are exceedingly rare with 12 reported cases to date presenting as extracerebral masses that mimic cerebral cavernous malformation or meningiomas. Objective We report a case of intracranial ALM of the falx cerebri imitating an atypical meningioma or hemangiopericytoma. Results and Conclusions Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features and perfusion-weighted MRI revealed special features that may be helpful to distinguish ALMs from meningiomas and should result in the consideration of rarer extracerebral tumors like ALMs.
AB - Background Angioleiomyomas (ALMs) are benign soft tissue tumors composed of various size vessels with abundant intervening smooth muscles. Intracranial ALMs are exceedingly rare with 12 reported cases to date presenting as extracerebral masses that mimic cerebral cavernous malformation or meningiomas. Objective We report a case of intracranial ALM of the falx cerebri imitating an atypical meningioma or hemangiopericytoma. Results and Conclusions Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features and perfusion-weighted MRI revealed special features that may be helpful to distinguish ALMs from meningiomas and should result in the consideration of rarer extracerebral tumors like ALMs.
KW - angioleiomyomas
KW - atypical meningioma
KW - perfusion-weighted MRI
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0034-1368688
DO - 10.1055/s-0034-1368688
M3 - Article
C2 - 24570303
AN - SCOPUS:84906791855
SN - 2193-6315
VL - 75
SP - 403
EP - 406
JO - Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part A: Central European Neurosurgery
JF - Journal of Neurological Surgery, Part A: Central European Neurosurgery
IS - 5
ER -