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Intraventricular meningioma of the fourth ventricle

A rare case of meningioma of the fourth ventricle is reported. A review of the literature revealed only 24 reported cases of this type of tumor.

Primary Ewing's sarcoma of the temporal bone with intracranial, extracranial and intraorbital extension. Case report.

Primary cranial Ewings sarcoma is a very rare malignant tumor. Primary temporal bone Ewings sarcoma with intraorbital extension is also a very rare condition.In this article we describe a case of primary Ewings sarcoma of the temporal bone which extended into intracranial, extracranial and intraorbital compartments; manifesting with a swelling in the zygomatic fossa and proptosis of the right eye. The tumor was excised partially, and the patient underwent radiochemotherapy. The patient died 6 months after the therapy, with lung metastasis.The case is discussed with the pertinent literature.

Epidermoid cyst of the brain stem. Case report

Brain stem epidermoid cysts are extremely rare lesions. Only nine cases have been reported. Management of the epidermoid cyst is decompression of cyst contents and removal of cyst capsule. But in some cases resection of the cyst may result in a poor outcome because of cyst wall adhesion into the brain stem.

Aneurysm of an azygos anterior cerebral artery: report of two cases and review of the literature

Aneurysm of an azygos anterior cerebral artery is rare. Two cases are presented. In case 2, the coexistence of arachnoid cyst with this aneurysm is reported. Literature is reviewed.

Choroid plexus arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in a newborn. Case report.

We report here on an unusual case of AVM with intraventricular hemorrhage in a full-term newborn infant. Clinical and radiological findings are discussed in the light of the recent literature.

Giant cell tumor of the fronto-parietal bone. A case report

Giant cell tumor of the skull is very rare clinical entity. This paper presents a case of giant cell tumor of the fronto-parietal bone and a brief review of the literature.

Solitary plasmacytoma of the skull. A case report

A case of solitary plasmacytoma of the skull is presented. The tumor was radically removed. There was no systemic involvement and the patient was not submitted to radiotherapy. Lytic lesions of the skull are discussed.

A case of acute encephalopathy after iohexol lumbar myelography

A case of acute encephalopathy after lumbar myelography is reported in a female aged 26 years. Fourteen hours after the procedure, the patient developed coma (GCS 6) and had generalized slowing of EEG activity. This state lasted about 12 h, followed by gradual and full recovery.

Two unusual complications of ventriculo-peritoneal shunts. Report of two cases.

Two cases in which thoracal extrusion and cervical disconnection complicated ventriculo-peritoneal shunts are reported.Other complications of distal shunts are also reviewed.

Epidermoid tumor of the occipital bone

Intradiploic epidermoid-tumor of the occipital bone was presented. There were neither intracranial extensions nor neurologic deficits. The lesion started as a painless mass under the scalp.The total removal of the tumor was associated with a good prognosis.