Advanced

AJNR - American Journal of Neuroradiology

This Article Figures Only Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via CrossRef Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Badion, M. L. S. Articles by Hui, F. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Badion, M. L. S. Articles by Hui, F.

American Journal of Neuroradiology 24:343-345, March 2003
© 2003 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
HEAD AND NECK

Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Hypoglossal Nerve

Ma Lourdes S. Badion^a, C. C. Tchoyoson Lim^a, Jennifer Teo^c, Peck Leong Ong^b and Francis Hui^a

^a Departments of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
^b Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
^c Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

Address reprint requests to Dr C. C. T. Lim, National Neuroscience Institute, Irrawady Block, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433

Summary: We report a case of solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) causing isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy. The neuroimaging appearance of the tumor was indistinguishable from that of schwannoma or meningioma. Immunohistochemical tests demonstrated strong reactivity for CD34 but an absence of staining for S100 and epithelial membrane antigen; this profile is indicative of an SFT. SFTs are mesenchymal tumors that can affect the dura-covered segments of cranial nerves. They may be considered in the differential diagnosis of an isolated cranial nerve palsy.