Infratentorial Angioleiomyoma

Journal of Neurosurgery

Vol. 110 / No. 4 / Pages 670-674

CASE REPORT

Infratentorial angioleiomyoma: a new location for a rare neoplastic entity

Case report

• Jaime Gasco, M.D.1,
• Brodus Franklin, B.S.1,
• Leonardo Rangel-Castilla, M.D.1,
• Gerald A. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D.2,
• Mahmoud Eltorky, M.D., Ph.D.2, and
• Paul Salinas, M.D.1

1Division of Neurological Surgery; and 2Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
Abbreviations used in this paper: GTR = gross-total resection; IAM = internal auditory meatus.
Address correspondence to: Jaime Gasco, M.D., Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77555-0517. email: jagascot @utmb.edu.
DOI: 10.3171/2008.8.17645.

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Abstract

Angioleiomyomas are benign neoplasms most often located in the subcutaneous tissue of middle-aged individuals and usually confined to the subcuticular and deep dermal layers of the lower extremities. An intracranial site for this tumor is exceedingly rare, with very few reports documenting locations in the neuraxis. To the authors' knowledge the present case represents the first reported instance of an infratentorial angioleiomyoma. The authors conducted a review of selected English-language papers published since 1960 describing well-documented cases of intracranial vascular leiomyomas, with detailed information on the clinical presentation, radiology, pathology, and particulars of surgical management in each case.

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