Turkish Neurosurgery 2000 , Vol 10 , Num 1-2
PRIMARY OSSEOUS MALIGNANT FIBROUS HYSTIOCYTOMA OF THE SKULL: A CASE REPORT
Kayhan KUZEYLİ1, Ertuğrul ÇAKIR1, Abdülkadir REİS2, Süleyman BAYKAL1, Havvanur TURGUTALP2
1Karadeniz Technical University Medical Faculty, Departments of Neurosurgery, Trabzon, Turkey
2Karadeniz Technical University Medical Faculty, Departments of Pathology, Trabzon, Turkey
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma rarely affects the cranium. This report describes a case of primary osseous malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the temporal bone in a 58-year-old male patient. The tumor was thought to have originated in the inner table of the bone of the skull, with subsequent intracranial-extracranial extension. Lung metastasis developed and the patient died 6 months after the histopathological diagnosis. We discuss the case and review the relevant literature. Keywords : Computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, skul1
Corresponding author : Kayhan Kuzeyli