TITLE:
Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Neurocranium
AUTHORS:
Chrisovalantis A. Tsimiklis, Tom Morris
KEYWORDS:
Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma; Skull Tumour; Neurocranium
JOURNAL NAME:
Neuroscience and Medicine,
Vol.4 No.4,
December
9,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Presented is a
case of benign fibrous histiocytoma (BFH) involving the calvarium of a 25 years old lady who noticed a depression in her occiput associated
with localised pain. Imaging revealed a tumour eroding through the inner and
outer skull tables, closely associated with
major underlying dural sinuses. She underwent complete macroscopic resection of
the tumour and reconstruction of a titanium mesh cranioplasty. Histology favoured a benign process with a
diagnosis of BFH of the calvarium given. At 1 year follow-up, the patient is asymptomatic and has not developed recurrence
of the tumour.