• World Neurosurg · Feb 2018

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    Intracranial Erdheim-Chester Disease Mimicking Parafalcine Meningioma: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature.

    • Kathryn M Wagner, Jacob J Mandel, J Clay Goodman, Shankar Gopinath, and Akash J Patel.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
    • World Neurosurg. 2018 Feb 1; 110: 365-370.

    BackgroundErdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare, non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis that typically occurs in middle-aged patients. It is usually characterized by multifocal osteosclerotic lesions of the long-bones, however many cases have extraskeletal involvement. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is common, but isolated CNS involvement at presentation has rarely been reported.Case DescriptionHere we report two cases of dural-based ECD mimicking meningioma on imaging with no other identified sites of disease.ConclusionECD is a rare disease, with isolated CNS involvement reported only a few times in the literature. The significance of this presentation requires additional study and long-term follow up.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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