小脳症状を示したHand-Schuller-Christian病の1例

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A case of Hand-Schuller-Christian disease with involvement of the central nervous system is reported. The patient was a 13-year-old girl, admitted with cerebellar ataxia, polydipsia and polyuria, exopluthalmos and visual impairment. Computerized tomography (CT) scan with con-trast enhancement revealed a high-density mass at the left cerebellopontine angle, brachium pontis, cerebellar hemisphere, ambient cistern, superior cerebellar cistern, quadrigeminal cistern and posterior third ventricle. High-density masses along the bilateral optic nerves were also revealed. Left vertebral angiography showed no tumor stain. Suboccipital craniectomy was performed after the Stein's approach, and the tumor which adhered strongly to the cerebellum was partially remov-ed. The tumor was yellowish in color, fibrous, and elastic hard. Histological examination showed histiocytosis X. It was supposed from the clinical course that the disease began in the hypothalamic region and spread through the subarachnoid and Virchow-Robin spaces to the optic nerve sheath and posterior cranial fossa. Only twenty-five cases of Hand-Schuller-Christian disease with cerebellar signs or cerebellar involvement have been reported in the literature. CT findings of Hand-Schuller-Christian disease with cerebellar involvement has not been reported.
日本脳神経外科学会の論文
1984-10-15