Key result
Total resection via stereotactic craniotomy was used to treat a rare spindle cell hemangioendothelioma of the brain in a 23-year-old male presenting with an absence seizure.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report describes a rare presentation of spindle cell hemangioendothelioma in the brain of a 23-year-old male.
A 23-year-old healthy male patient presented with an absence seizure for the first time. A contrast-enhanced brain computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tumor with perifocal edema in the superior part of the left frontal lobe. The tumor was treated with a total resection via stereotactic craniotomy. The pathologic report documented spindle cell hemangioendothelioma of the brain. Spindle cell hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular tumor featured by a histologic manifestation intermediate between benign hemangioma and malignant angiosarcoma. It is hoped that our report will contribute to further understanding of the neuropathology and natural history of this unusual tumor.
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Ko et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Spindle cell hemangioendothelioma of the brain (n=1). Total resection via stereotactic craniotomy was evaluated. Total resection via stereotactic craniotomy was used to treat a rare spindle cell hemangioendothelioma of the brain in a 23-year-old male presenting with an absence seizure.
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