Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A: Central European Neurosurgery, Table of Contents J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2012; 73(01): 50-52DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1304505 Case Report Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA. Intracranial Inflammatory Pseudotumor as a Rare but Pivotal Differential Diagnosis of Neoplastic Tumors[*] D. Cordier 1 University Hospital Basel, Neurosurgery, Basel, Switzerland , S.M.E. Zimmerer 1 University Hospital Basel, Neurosurgery, Basel, Switzerland , S. Frank 2 University Hospital Basel, Neuropathology, Basel, Switzerland , A. Palmowski-Wolfe 3 University Hospital Basel, Ophtalmology, Basel, Germany , L. Mariani 1 University Hospital Basel, Neurosurgery, Basel, Switzerland › Author Affiliations Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article See also: Intracranial Inflammatory Pseudotumor as a Rare but Pivotal Differential Diagnosis of Neoplastic TumorsCent Eur Neurosurg 2011; 72(S 01): e3-e3DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249045 Keywords Keywordsinflammatory pseudotumor - plasma cell granuloma - orbital tumors Full Text References References 1 Brandsma D, Jansen GH, Spliet W , et al. The diagnostic difficulties of meningeal and intracerebral plasma cell granulomas–presentation of three cases. J Neurol 2003; 250: 1302-1306 2 Buccoliero AM, Caldarella A, Santucci M , et al. Plasma cell granuloma–an enigmatic lesion: description of an extensive intracranial case and review of the literature. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2003; 127: e220-e223 3 Burger PCSB, Vogel FS. Surgical Pathology of the Nervous System and its Coverings. Edinbürgh. Churchill Livingstone; 2002 4 Cannella DM, Prezyna AP, Kapp JP. Primary intracranial plasma-cell granuloma. Case report. J Neurosurg 1988; 69: 785-788 5 de Jesus O, Inserni JA, Gonzalez A , et al. Idiopathic orbital inflammation with intracranial extension. Case report. J Neurosurg 1996; 85: 510-513 6 Eng TY, Boersma MK, Fuller CD , et al. The role of radiation therapy in benign diseases. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2006; 20: 523-557 7 Harnsberger HR. Intracranial pseudotumors. In: Osborn AG, (ed). Diagnostic Imaging, Brain. Amirsys Inc 2005, Salt Lake City. II–4 26-29 8 Hausler M, Schaade L, Ramaekers VT , et al. Inflammatory pseudotumors of the central nervous system: report of 3 cases and a literature review. Hum Pathol 2003; 34: 253-262 9 Kasliwal MK, Suri A, Gupta DK , et al. Sphenoid wing inflammatory pseudotumor mimicking a clinoidal meningioma: case report and review of the literature. Surg Neurol 2008; 70: 509-513 ; discussion 513 10 Lee DK, Cho YS, Hong SH , et al. Inflammatory pseudotumor involving the skull base: response to steroid and radiation therapy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006; 135: 144-148 11 Lui PC, Fan YS, Wong SS , et al. Inflammatory pseudotumors of the central nervous system. Hum Pathol 2009; 40: 1611-1617 12 Mahr MA, Salomao DR, Garrity JA. Inflammatory orbital pseudotumor with extension beyond the orbit. Am J Ophthalmol 2004; 138: 396-400 13 Martin CJ. Orbital pseudotumor: case report and overview. J Am Optom Assoc 1997; 68: 775-781 14 McCall T, Fassett DR, Lyons G , et al. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the cavernous sinus and skull base. Neurosurg Rev 2006; 29: 194-200 15 Pallini R, Liverana L, Maria LL , et al. Isolated inflammatory pseudotumor of the occipital condyle. Report of two cases. J Neurosurg 2002; 97: 248-251 16 Saxena A, Sinha S, Tatke M. Intracranial plasma cell granuloma–a case report and review of the literature. Br J Neurosurg 2000; 14: 492-495 17 Shah MD, McClain KL. Intracranial plasma cell granuloma: case report and treatment of recurrence with methotrexate and 6-mercaptopurine. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2005; 27: 599-603 18 Sitton JE, Harkin JC, Gerber MA. Intracranial inflammatory pseudotumor. Clin Neuropathol 1992; 11: 36-40 19 Tay E, Gibson A, Chaudhary N , et al. Idiopathic orbital inflammation with extensive intra- and extracranial extension presenting as 6th nerve palsy–a case report and literature review. Orbit 2008; 27: 458-461 20 Williamson RA, Paueksakon P, Coker NJ. Inflammatory pseudotumor of the temporal bone. Otol Neurotol 2003; 24: 818-822
