Primary Intracranial Fibrosarcoma: Case Report and Systematic Review of Literature

Ning Zhang; Linghong Guo; Hongmei Kuang; Yuqiang Ji; Xianjun Zeng

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.005

Primary Intracranial Fibrosarcoma: Case Report and Systematic Review of Literature

World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar:123:251-255. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.005. Epub 2018 Dec 19.

Authors

Ning Zhang¹, Linghong Guo², Hongmei Kuang², Yuqiang Ji², Xianjun Zeng²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China. Electronic address: ningzhang@wustl.edu.
² Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.

PMID: 30579028
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.005

Abstract

Primary intracranial fibrosarcoma (PIF) is an exceedingly rare tumor. Only about 50 cases have been reported in the literature. Here, we present a case of a 20-year-old male who presented with a sudden-onset headache. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a hemorrhagic extra-axial space-occupying mass. The mass was surgically resected, and biopsy was consistent with PIF. The patient was lost to follow-up and presented with recurrence 3 months later. He expired from complications of the tumor. PIF is a diagnosis of exclusion: More common intracranial tumors should first be excluded. Biopsy is necessary to diagnose PIF.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Fibrosarcoma; Intracranial; Magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

Case Reports
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
Fibrosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
Fibrosarcoma / surgery*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult