Primary histiocytic sarcoma of the central nervous system: A case report

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery

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Shiro Adachi¹  Takamune Achiha²  Masami Nishio³  Tetsu Goto³  Masahiro Ishihara³  Katsuyuki Negishi³  Takashi Komori⁴ 

[1] Corresponding author at: Department of Neurosurgery Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, 4-14-1 Shibahara-cho, Toyonaka City, Osaka 560-8565, Japan.;

[2] Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (Neuropathology), Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Japan;

[3] Departments of Neurosurgery, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan;

[4] Departments of Pathology, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan;

关键词: Primary histiocytic sarcoma;    Brain tumor;    Non-Langerhans histiocyte disorder;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is an extremely rare non-Langerhans histiocyte disorder of unknown origin. Recently, biomarkers for the confirmation of HS diagnosis have been reported. This report describes a case of primary HS of the central nervous system with description of the pathological anatomy. The patient was older than those in other such cases reported in the literature and presented with unspecific symptoms. This case highlights the difficulty in diagnosis and importance of suspicion of HS.

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