RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Tumefactive Fibroinflammatory Lesion of the Neck with Progressive Invasion of the Meninges, Skull Base, Orbit, and Brain
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 876
OP 879
VO 22
IS 5
A1 Holodny, Andrei I.
A1 Kirsch, Claudia F.
A1 Hameed, Meera
A1 Sclar, Gary
YR 2001
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/22/5/876.abstract
AB Summary: Tumefactive fibroinflammatory lesions of the head and neck are rare. CNS involvement has not been reported. We present a histologically proven case of a tumefactive fibroinflammatory lesion that originated in the left side of the neck and progressed over 2 years to involve the meninges, the cavernous sinuses, the right temporal lobe, and the right orbit. The lesion caused destruction of the skull base and a subdural hematoma. The relationship of the present lesion to idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis and Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is discussed.