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  • Title: Solitary fibrous tumor arising from the falx cerebri--case report.
    Author: Shimizu S, Oka H, Kawano N, Utsuki S, Suzuki S, Iwabuchi K, Kan S, Fujii K.
    Journal: Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo); 2000 Dec; 40(12):650-4. PubMed ID: 11153198.
    Abstract:
    A 50-year-old female was admitted with headache and visual disturbance. Neuroimaging demonstrated a well-demarcated large tumor attached to the falx cerebri. The tumor was totally removed by surgery. Histological examination showed that the tumor consisted of spindle cells with no pattern in the collagenous background. Staghorn-like blood vessels were common. Immunohistochemical study showed the tumor cells were strongly positive for CD34 and vimentin, but negative for epithelial membrane antigen. The diagnosis was solitary fibrous tumor arising from the falx cerebri. Solitary fibrous tumor is rare within the cranial cavity, and can be distinguished from meningioma and hemangiopericytoma by the histological, ultrastructural, and immunohistochemical findings.
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