Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson’s tumour) arising from the superior sagittal sinus masquerading as an aggressive malignant lesion: A rare case report
Keywords:
Intracranial, Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia, Masosn’s tumour, Superior sagittal sinus.
Abstract
Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson’s Tumour) is an infrequently occurring reactive vascular lesion which is typified by papillary intravascular proliferation of endothelial cells. It was first described by Masson in his publication in the year 1923. It usually arises in the extra-cranial location ordinarily in the skin and subcutaneous soft tissue. They are extremely uncommon in the intra-cranial sites with only a handful of cases reported in the literature amongst more than 300 cases of the same lesion reported in the sites arising outside the cranium. The authors here would like to report a rare case of Masson’s tumour arising from the superior sagittal sinus eroding the skull bone and ultimately leading to an oval defect in the skull. The one-off nature of this location is what is intriguing in this case.DOI:10.21276/APALM.1704References
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2. Masson, P.: Hemangioendotheliome vegetant intra-vasculaire. Bull Soc Anat Paris. 1923; 93: 517-523.
3. Charalambous LT, Penumaka A, Komisarow JM, Hemmerich AC, Cummings TJ, Codd PJ, et al. Masson’s tumor of the pineal region: case report. J Neurosurg. 2017 Aug 4;1–6.
4. Bologna-Molina R, Amezcua-Rosas G, Guardado-Luevanos I, Mendoza-Roaf P, González-Montemayor T, Molina-Frechero N. Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia (Masson’s Tumor) of the Mouth – A Case Report. Case Reports in Dermatology. 2010; 2(1): 22-26.
5. Duong DH, Scoones DJ, Bates D, Sengupta RP: Multiple intracerebral intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia. Acta Neurochir. 1997; 139:883–886.
6. Sim SY, Lim YC, Won KS, Cho KG: Thirteen-year follow-up of parasellar intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia successfully treated by surgical excision: case report. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015; 15:384–39.
7. Cagli S, Oktar N, Dalbasti T, Işlekel S, Demirtaş E, Ozdamar N: Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia of the central nervous system—four case reports. Neurol Med Chir. 2004; 44:302–310.
8. Crocker M, deSouza R, Epaliyanage P, Bodi I, Deasy N, Selway R: Masson’s tumour in the right parietal lobe after stereotactic radiosurgery for cerebellar AVM: case report and review. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2007; 109:811–815.
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2018-02-27
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