RESUMO
A 14-year-old male adolescent presented with progressive enlargement of the forehead and a history of familial neurofibromatosis. Plain x-ray films of the skull, computed tomography scanning, and carotid angiography were performed prior to removal of the tumor. Pathologic verification of an ectopic subgaleal meningioma prompted the report of this rare tumor.
Assuntos
Neoplasias Meníngeas/cirurgia , Meningioma/cirurgia , Adolescente , Humanos , Masculino , Neoplasias Meníngeas/complicações , Meningioma/complicações , Neurofibromatose 1/complicaçõesRESUMO
A 14-year-old boy presented with mid-thoracic pain, leg weakness, and bladder dysfunction. Plain x-ray films and bone scan were normal whereas myelography demonstrated an extradural mass extending from T-2 to T-5. Exploration revealed a large tumor adherent to dura and bone. Pathological verification of an atypical fibrous histiocytoma prompted the report of this rare tumor of the vertebral column.
