Impaired vision associated with a solitary intracranial plasmacytoma.

J Clin Neurosci

Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, 12 Middle Wulumuqi Road, Shanghai 200040, China.

Published: September 2010

AI Article Synopsis

  • Solitary intracranial plasmacytomas (SICPs) are rare tumors in the brain that can be hard to diagnose before surgery.
  • The article discusses a specific case of a patient with SICP, detailing the imaging and surgical aspects along with their clinical treatment.
  • It also includes a review of relevant research and findings related to SICPs in the literature.

Article Abstract

Solitary intracranial plasmacytomas (SICPs) are extremely uncommon tumors in the central nervous system, and are often misdiagnosed pre-operatively. We report a patient with SICP, describe the neuroradiological and neurosurgical features and the clinical management of this patient, and review the pertinent literature.

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