Journal article
Intracranial Rhabdomyoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.8(4), p.e593
04/29/2016
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.593
PMCID: PMC4914064
PMID: 27335706
Abstract
A 24-year-old male presented with eight months of increasingly severe frontal headaches, decreased right facial sensation, and periodic vertigo. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a heterogeneously contrast-enhancing mass involving and expanding the right foramen ovale. A biopsy of the lesion was performed, and the final pathologic diagnosis revealed a neoplastic rhabdomyoma. To date, only five cases of intracranial rhabdomyoma have been reported, and a rhabdomyoma involving the trigeminal nerve has never been described in an adult. This manuscript reviews the available literature and highlights the clinical, imaging, pathologic characteristics, and surgical management of these exceedingly rare lesions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Intracranial Rhabdomyoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
- Creators
- David R Santiago-Dieppa - Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San DiegoTianzan Zhou - Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San DiegoKarra A Jones - Department of Pathology, University of California, San DiegoBrandon C Gabel - Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San DiegoJames Y Chen - Department of Radiology, University of California, San DiegoLawrence Hansen - Department of Pathology, University of California, San DiegoHoi Sang U - Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Diego
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.8(4), p.e593
- DOI
- 10.7759/cureus.593
- PMID
- 27335706
- PMCID
- PMC4914064
- NLM abbreviation
- Cureus
- ISSN
- 2168-8184
- eISSN
- 2168-8184
- Publisher
- Cureus; Palo Alto (CA)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/29/2016
- Academic Unit
- Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984047681702771
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