In:
Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG), Vol. 73, No. 4 ( 1990-10), p. 628-629
Abstract:
✓ The case of a 14-year-old boy presenting with hypergammaglobulinemia (immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgA) and a cerebellopontine angle tumor is reported. The tumor was histologically confirmed as meningioma infiltrated with plasma cells, lymphocytes, and histiocytes. Immunohistochemical studies showed that the infiltrating plasma cells were stained by antibodies to IgG and IgA. After total tumor removal, the hypergammaglobulinemia immediately resolved. A plausible interpretation of this sequence of events is that the inflammatory cell reaction to the meningioma caused the immunological response followed by an unusual hypergammaglobulinemia.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-3085
DOI:
10.3171/jns.1990.73.4.0628
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
Publication Date:
1990
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2026156-1
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