Neurosurgery · 1991 · 15 citations · 0 references
MedicineNeurosurgeryPathologyCerebrovascular NeurosurgeryCerebrovascular SurgeryHistopathologyBrain TumorsCentral Nervous System TumorsCerebrovascular DiseaseClinical SymptomsCranial Dural Vascular AnatomyMiddle Cerebral Artery AnatomyMiddle Cranial Fossa AnatomyXanthomatous Lesions
Abstract Xanthogranulomas of the dura presenting with clinical symptoms are rare. We report here a case of a huge dural xanthogranuloma in the middle cranial fossa. which caused hemiparesis through marked displacement and stenosis of the middle cerebral artery. Although such tumors usually arise in association with histiocytosis X or familial hyperlipoproteinemia, the present case was not associated with these diseases.