Liponeurocytoma of the Cerebellum with Myoid Features

Chbani Laila, Badioui Ikram, Znati Kaoutar, Benzagmout Mohamed, Maaroufi Mustapha, Amarti Afaf

Department of Neurosurgery, Hassan II Teaching Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Department of Pathology, Hassan II Teaching Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
Department of Radiology, Hassan II Teaching Hospital, Fez, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/ojpathology.2012.22004                

Abstract

We report an extremely rare tumor presenting with myoid features in the left cerebellum lobe in a 62-year-old man. This tumor consisted of medium to large round cells with focal lipomatous and myoid differentiation. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells expressed synaptophysin, GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein) and focally desmin. From these findings, we concluded that this tumor was a liponeurocytoma with myoid features. To our knowledge, this is the second report of liponeurocytoma with myoid differentiation in the cerebellum.

Keywords

Liponeurocytoma; Cerebellum; Myoid Differentiation; Immunohistochemistry

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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