Primary eosinophilic granuloma of the frontal lobe.

Abstract

The clinical symptoms, pathological findings and surgical treatment of a case of primary frontal lobe eosinophilic granuloma are presented. Initially a frontal mass was detected that clinically seemed like a low-growth tumor. After operation, the histological, cytochemical and ultrastructural studies showed positive acid phosphatase, alpha-naftil-esterase, oil-red and PAS reactions of tumoral cells and the presence of rod-shaped bodies in proliferative histiocytes, all which confirmed the pathological diagnosis of eosinophilic granuloma. Other osseous or visceral histiocytosis-X signs were not observed. The patient remains asymptomatic after a postoperative follow-up of 2 years.

• Authors: M Cerdá-Nicolas, J Broseta, A Peydrò-Olaya, J Barberá, J L Barcia-Salorio, A Llombart-Bosch
• Journal: Virchows Archiv. A, Pathological anatomy and histology (Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histol) Vol. 388 Issue 2 Pg. 221-8 ( 1980) ISSN: 0340-1227 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 7210500 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Brain Diseases (diagnosis, enzymology, pathology)
• Brain Neoplasms (diagnosis)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Eosinophilic Granuloma (diagnosis, enzymology, pathology)
• Female
• Frontal Lobe (pathology)
• Humans
• Male