Primary intracerebral plasma cell granuloma: a light, immunocytochemical, and ultrastructural study of one case

Neurosurgery. 1990 Jul;27(1):142-7.

Abstract

A case of primary intracerebral plasma cell granuloma without meningeal attachment is presented. Histologically, the lesion showed two different patterns. At the center, it displayed the features of a benign fibrous histiocytoma. At the periphery, a mixture of polyclonal plasma cells, lymphocytes, and "epithelial-like" cells was observed. Electron microscopy and immunocytochemistry confirmed the histiocytic nature of the "epithelial-like cells." The differential diagnosis and histogenesis of such a lesion are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Diseases / metabolism
  • Brain Diseases / pathology*
  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / metabolism*
  • Granuloma / pathology*
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / diagnostic imaging
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / metabolism
  • Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Vimentin / metabolism*

Substances

  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
  • Vimentin