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Intracranial Fibrous Histiocytoma

MedGen UID:
1373892
•Concept ID:
C4330495
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Intracranial Benign Fibrous Histiocytoma

Definition

A benign fibrous histiocytoma involving the dura or cranial bone. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIntracranial Fibrous Histiocytoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of large juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
Deschler DG, Kaplan MJ, Boles R
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1992 Mar;106(3):278-84. doi: 10.1177/019459989210600315. PMID: 1317030
Diagnosis, staging, and treatment of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA).
Antonelli AR, Cappiello J, Di Lorenzo D, Donajo CA, Nicolai P, Orlandini A
Laryngoscope 1987 Nov;97(11):1319-25. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198711000-00014. PMID: 2823033
Juvenile angiofibromas. Behavior and treatment of extensive and residual tumors.
Jones GC, DeSanto LW, Bremer JW, Neel HB 3rd
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1986 Nov;112(11):1191-3. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1986.03780110067009. PMID: 3019369

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Potential prognostic determinants for FET::CREB fusion-positive intracranial mesenchymal tumor.
Mezzacappa FM, Smith FK, Zhang W, Gard A, Cabuk FK, Gonzalez-Gomez I, Monforte HL, Liang J, Singh O, Quezado MM, Aldape KD, Gokden M, Bridge JA, Chen J
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2024 Jan 30;12(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s40478-024-01721-2. PMID: 38291529Free PMC Article
Intracranial mesenchymal tumors with FET-CREB fusion are composed of at least two epigenetic subgroups distinct from meningioma and extracranial sarcomas.
Sloan EA, Gupta R, Koelsche C, Chiang J, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Alexandrescu S, Eschbacher JM, Wang W, Mafra M, Ud Din N, Carr-Boyd E, Watson M, Punsoni M, Oviedo A, Gilani A, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Coss DJ, Lopes MB, Reddy A, Mueller S, Cho SJ, Horvai AE, Lee JC, Pekmezci M, Tihan T, Bollen AW, Rodriguez FJ, Ellison DW, Perry A, von Deimling A, Chang SM, Berger MS, Solomon DA
Brain Pathol 2022 Jul;32(4):e13037. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.1111/bpa.13037. PMID: 34821426Free PMC Article
Intracranial mesenchymal tumor with FET-CREB fusion-A unifying diagnosis for the spectrum of intracranial myxoid mesenchymal tumors and angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma-like neoplasms.
Sloan EA, Chiang J, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Alexandrescu S, Eschbacher JM, Wang W, Mafra M, Ud Din N, Carr-Boyd E, Watson M, Punsoni M, Oviedo A, Gilani A, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Coss DJ, Lopes MB, Raffel C, Berger MS, Chang SM, Reddy A, Ramani B, Ferris SP, Lee JC, Hofmann JW, Cho SJ, Horvai AE, Pekmezci M, Tihan T, Bollen AW, Rodriguez FJ, Ellison DW, Perry A, Solomon DA
Brain Pathol 2021 Jul;31(4):e12918. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.1111/bpa.12918. PMID: 33141488Free PMC Article
Solitary fibrous tumor of the orbit.
Ing EB, Kennerdell JS, Olson PR, Ogino S, Rothfus WE
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 1998 Jan;14(1):57-61. doi: 10.1097/00002341-199801000-00012. PMID: 9513245
Interventional angiography in neuropediatrics.
Beltramello A, Benati A, Perini S, Maschio A
Childs Nerv Syst 1989 Apr;5(2):87-93. doi: 10.1007/BF00571116. PMID: 2544266

Diagnosis

Meningioma and Other Meningeal Tumors.
Bailo M, Gagliardi F, Boari N, Spina A, Piloni M, Castellano A, Mortini P
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1405:73-97. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_3. PMID: 37452935
Some CNS sarcomas seen: A 22-year series.
Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Gilani A
Clin Neuropathol 2023 Mar-Apr;42(2):54-65. doi: 10.5414/NP301512. PMID: 36708209
Intracranial mesenchymal tumor with FET-CREB fusion-A unifying diagnosis for the spectrum of intracranial myxoid mesenchymal tumors and angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma-like neoplasms.
Sloan EA, Chiang J, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Alexandrescu S, Eschbacher JM, Wang W, Mafra M, Ud Din N, Carr-Boyd E, Watson M, Punsoni M, Oviedo A, Gilani A, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Coss DJ, Lopes MB, Raffel C, Berger MS, Chang SM, Reddy A, Ramani B, Ferris SP, Lee JC, Hofmann JW, Cho SJ, Horvai AE, Pekmezci M, Tihan T, Bollen AW, Rodriguez FJ, Ellison DW, Perry A, Solomon DA
Brain Pathol 2021 Jul;31(4):e12918. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.1111/bpa.12918. PMID: 33141488Free PMC Article
Primary Intracranial Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma: Two Case Reports and Literature Review.
Bin Abdulqader S, Altuhaini K, Tallab R, AlTurkistani A, Alhussinan M, Alghamdi S, Al Saidi K, Almalki S, Alshakweer W, Alotaibi FE
World Neurosurg 2020 Nov;143:398-404. Epub 2020 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.225. PMID: 32777394
Intracranial Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma: Case Report and Literature Review.
Alshareef MA, Almadidy Z, Baker T, Perry A, Welsh CT, Vandergrift WA 3rd
World Neurosurg 2016 Dec;96:403-409. Epub 2016 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.09.059. PMID: 27667574

Therapy

Radiation-induced sarcoma in a large vestibular schwannoma following stereotactic radiosurgery: case report.
Schmitt WR, Carlson ML, Giannini C, Driscoll CL, Link MJ
Neurosurgery 2011 Mar;68(3):E840-6; discussion E846. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31820780b1. PMID: 21209595
Stereotactic interstitial radiosurgery for cerebral metastases.
Curry WT Jr, Cosgrove GR, Hochberg FH, Loeffler J, Zervas NT
J Neurosurg 2005 Oct;103(4):630-5. doi: 10.3171/jns.2005.103.4.0630. PMID: 16266044
Radiation therapy for juvenile angiofibroma: evaluation by CT and MRI, analysis of tumor regression, and selection of patients.
Kasper ME, Parsons JT, Mancuso AA, Mendenhall WM, Stringer SP, Cassisi NJ, Million RR
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1993 Mar 15;25(4):689-94. doi: 10.1016/0360-3016(93)90017-p. PMID: 8384191
Radiation-induced intracranial malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
Gonzalez-Vitale JC, Slavin RE, McQueen JD
Cancer 1976 Jun;37(6):2960-3. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197606)37:6<2960::aid-cncr2820370653>3.0.co;2-2. PMID: 181126
Therapeutic percutaneous embolization for extra-axial vascular lesions of the head, neck, and spine.
Hilal SK, Michelsen JW
J Neurosurg 1975 Sep;43(3):275-87. doi: 10.3171/jns.1975.43.3.0275. PMID: 168324

Prognosis

Potential prognostic determinants for FET::CREB fusion-positive intracranial mesenchymal tumor.
Mezzacappa FM, Smith FK, Zhang W, Gard A, Cabuk FK, Gonzalez-Gomez I, Monforte HL, Liang J, Singh O, Quezado MM, Aldape KD, Gokden M, Bridge JA, Chen J
Acta Neuropathol Commun 2024 Jan 30;12(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s40478-024-01721-2. PMID: 38291529Free PMC Article
Meningioma and Other Meningeal Tumors.
Bailo M, Gagliardi F, Boari N, Spina A, Piloni M, Castellano A, Mortini P
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1405:73-97. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_3. PMID: 37452935
Intracranial mesenchymal tumors with FET-CREB fusion are composed of at least two epigenetic subgroups distinct from meningioma and extracranial sarcomas.
Sloan EA, Gupta R, Koelsche C, Chiang J, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Alexandrescu S, Eschbacher JM, Wang W, Mafra M, Ud Din N, Carr-Boyd E, Watson M, Punsoni M, Oviedo A, Gilani A, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Coss DJ, Lopes MB, Reddy A, Mueller S, Cho SJ, Horvai AE, Lee JC, Pekmezci M, Tihan T, Bollen AW, Rodriguez FJ, Ellison DW, Perry A, von Deimling A, Chang SM, Berger MS, Solomon DA
Brain Pathol 2022 Jul;32(4):e13037. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.1111/bpa.13037. PMID: 34821426Free PMC Article
Intracranial Myxoid Mesenchymal Tumor/Myxoid Subtype Angiomatous Fibrous Histiocytoma: Diagnostic and Prognostic Challenges.
Domingo RA, Vivas-Buitrago T, Jentoft M, Quinones-Hinojosa A
Neurosurgery 2020 Dec 15;88(1):E114-E122. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa357. PMID: 32970137Free PMC Article
Intracranial malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
Amezcua-Gutiérrez MA, Zamora Gómez SE
Med Clin (Barc) 2018 Nov 21;151(10):e61. Epub 2018 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2018.02.021. PMID: 29685317

Clinical prediction guides

An extracranial CNS presentation of the emerging "intracranial" mesenchymal tumor, FET: CREB-fusion positive.
Tauziède-Espariat A, Pierron G, Guillemot D, Benevello C, Pallud J, Benzakoun J, Hasty L, Métais A, Chrétien F, Varlet P
Brain Tumor Pathol 2023 Jan;40(1):35-39. Epub 2022 Sep 15 doi: 10.1007/s10014-022-00443-4. PMID: 36107277
Brain parenchymal angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma and spinal myxoid mesenchymal tumor with FET: CREB fusion, a spectrum of the same tumor type.
Kim NR, Kim SI, Park JW, Park CK, Chung CK, Choi SH, Yun H, Park SH
Neuropathology 2022 Aug;42(4):257-268. Epub 2022 Jun 22 doi: 10.1111/neup.12814. PMID: 35730186
Myoepithelial and oral intracranial myxoid mesenchymal tumor-like neoplasms as diagnostic considerations of the ever-expanding extracranial myxocollagenous tumors harboring FET-CREB fusions.
Lee PH, Kao YC, Hsieh TH, Liao JB, Li CF, Lee JC, Chang YM, Chang CD, Huang SC, Chen TJ, Liu TT, Yu SC, Huang HY
Pathol Res Pract 2022 Jan;229:153700. Epub 2021 Nov 24 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2021.153700. PMID: 34929603
Intracranial myxoid mesenchymal tumor with EWSR1-CREB1 fusion.
Libbrecht S, Van Der Meulen J, Mondelaers V, Baert E, Vande Walle C, Van Dorpe J, Creytens D
Pathol Res Pract 2020 Dec;216(12):153239. Epub 2020 Oct 2 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2020.153239. PMID: 33080563
ESWR1-CREM Fusion in an Intracranial Myxoid Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma-Like Tumor: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Gareton A, Pierron G, Mokhtari K, Tran S, Tauziède-Espariat A, Pallud J, Louvel G, Meary E, Capelle L, Chrétien F, Varlet P
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2018 Jul 1;77(7):537-541. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nly039. PMID: 29788195

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