Case report: a case of primary intracranial parasagittal meningeal angiosarcoma
Abstract Background Angiosarcoma, also known as malignant hemangioendothelioma, is a rare vasogenic malignant tumor, commonly found on the skin of the head and neck, rarely occurring in the intracranial region. As for intracranial meningeal angiosarcoma, only 8 cases have been reported before and th...
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| description | Abstract Background Angiosarcoma, also known as malignant hemangioendothelioma, is a rare vasogenic malignant tumor, commonly found on the skin of the head and neck, rarely occurring in the intracranial region. As for intracranial meningeal angiosarcoma, only 8 cases have been reported before and there is no clinical study with large sample size. We report here a case of parasagittal meningeal angiosarcoma. Case description A 48-year-old Chinese male patient was admitted to our hospital due to headache accompanied by bilateral lower limb weakness. On admission, CT showed a high-density mass on both sides of the sagittal sinus at the top of the frontal lobe. We performed exploratory surgical resection of the tumor. During the operation, it was found that the tumor originated from the dura mater and extensively invaded the surrounding brain tissue and skull, and the surrounding hemosiderin deposition was observed. Postoperative pathology suggested angiosarcoma. Conclusions Intracranial meningeal angiosarcoma is difficult to accurately diagnose before surgery, so radiologists and neurosurgeons need to strengthen their understanding of this disease. The presence of extensive superficial hemosiderin deposition during operation may contribute to the diagnosis, and immunohistochemistry is very important for the diagnosis of intracranial angiosarcoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49319d3163e5405bb5164f0862129e332023-11-19T12:12:19ZengBMCDiagnostic Pathology1746-15962023-09-011811610.1186/s13000-023-01389-7Case report: a case of primary intracranial parasagittal meningeal angiosarcomaJun Cao0Jincheng Fang1Xiaochun Jiang2Guangfu Di3Jun Shen4Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College)Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College)Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College)Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College)Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College)Abstract Background Angiosarcoma, also known as malignant hemangioendothelioma, is a rare vasogenic malignant tumor, commonly found on the skin of the head and neck, rarely occurring in the intracranial region. As for intracranial meningeal angiosarcoma, only 8 cases have been reported before and there is no clinical study with large sample size. We report here a case of parasagittal meningeal angiosarcoma. Case description A 48-year-old Chinese male patient was admitted to our hospital due to headache accompanied by bilateral lower limb weakness. On admission, CT showed a high-density mass on both sides of the sagittal sinus at the top of the frontal lobe. We performed exploratory surgical resection of the tumor. During the operation, it was found that the tumor originated from the dura mater and extensively invaded the surrounding brain tissue and skull, and the surrounding hemosiderin deposition was observed. Postoperative pathology suggested angiosarcoma. Conclusions Intracranial meningeal angiosarcoma is difficult to accurately diagnose before surgery, so radiologists and neurosurgeons need to strengthen their understanding of this disease. The presence of extensive superficial hemosiderin deposition during operation may contribute to the diagnosis, and immunohistochemistry is very important for the diagnosis of intracranial angiosarcoma.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-023-01389-7Meningeal tumorParasagittal angiosarcomaImmunohistochemistrySurgeryTreatment |
| spellingShingle | Jun Cao Jincheng Fang Xiaochun Jiang Guangfu Di Jun Shen Case report: a case of primary intracranial parasagittal meningeal angiosarcoma Diagnostic Pathology Meningeal tumor Parasagittal angiosarcoma Immunohistochemistry Surgery Treatment |
| title | Case report: a case of primary intracranial parasagittal meningeal angiosarcoma |
| title_full | Case report: a case of primary intracranial parasagittal meningeal angiosarcoma |
| title_fullStr | Case report: a case of primary intracranial parasagittal meningeal angiosarcoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case report: a case of primary intracranial parasagittal meningeal angiosarcoma |
| title_short | Case report: a case of primary intracranial parasagittal meningeal angiosarcoma |
| title_sort | case report a case of primary intracranial parasagittal meningeal angiosarcoma |
| topic | Meningeal tumor Parasagittal angiosarcoma Immunohistochemistry Surgery Treatment |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-023-01389-7 |
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