Open AccessIntracranial Fibromatosis
Author(s) -
Andrew Mitchell,
Bernd W. Scheithauer,
Michael J. Ebersold,
Glenn S. Forbes
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-199107000-00022
Subject(s) - medicine , neurosurgery , aggressive fibromatosis , trunk , fibromatosis , surgical resection , surgery , radiology , ecology , biology
Fibromatoses are uncommon infiltrative lesions affecting musculoaponeurotic structures, most often of the limbs and trunk. Lesions involving the cranial cavity are rare and require the same aggressive surgical management as elsewhere in the body. This case illustrates their clinical and neuroradiological features and underscores the necessity for aggressive resection to avoid recurrence. The literature is reviewed. (Neurosurgery 29:123-126, 1991)