The unusual case of an exclusively intracranial localization of fasciitis (CF) in a man aged 47 is reported. The cystic lesion had been accidentally discovered 10 years before when the patient sustained a contralateral ischemic stroke; the cyst, being absolutely silent, was not operated on at that time. After 10 years, the patient complained of seizures and mild right-sided paresis. CT scan revealed a dramatic increase of the lesion whose mass effect caused an initial subfalcial herniation of the brain. The mass was grossly removed, the patient recovered and become seizure-free. CF, rare in childhood, is exceptional in the adult age. The importance of a correct histological diagnosis is hereby stressed, because CF is absolutely benign, self-limiting, and does not require further treatment, but may be misdiagnosed as sarcoma.

Exclusively intracranial and cranial fasciitis of the adult age / Rapanà, A; Iaccarino, C; Bellotti, A; Marsicano, C; Donnianni, T; Tedeschi, E. - In: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY. - ISSN 0303-8467. - 105:1(2002), pp. 35-38. [10.1016/S0303-8467(02)00095-1]

Exclusively intracranial and cranial fasciitis of the adult age

Iaccarino C;
2002

Abstract

The unusual case of an exclusively intracranial localization of fasciitis (CF) in a man aged 47 is reported. The cystic lesion had been accidentally discovered 10 years before when the patient sustained a contralateral ischemic stroke; the cyst, being absolutely silent, was not operated on at that time. After 10 years, the patient complained of seizures and mild right-sided paresis. CT scan revealed a dramatic increase of the lesion whose mass effect caused an initial subfalcial herniation of the brain. The mass was grossly removed, the patient recovered and become seizure-free. CF, rare in childhood, is exceptional in the adult age. The importance of a correct histological diagnosis is hereby stressed, because CF is absolutely benign, self-limiting, and does not require further treatment, but may be misdiagnosed as sarcoma.
2002
105
1
35
38
Exclusively intracranial and cranial fasciitis of the adult age / Rapanà, A; Iaccarino, C; Bellotti, A; Marsicano, C; Donnianni, T; Tedeschi, E. - In: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY. - ISSN 0303-8467. - 105:1(2002), pp. 35-38. [10.1016/S0303-8467(02)00095-1]
Rapanà, A; Iaccarino, C; Bellotti, A; Marsicano, C; Donnianni, T; Tedeschi, E
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