Unusual clear cell, lymphoplasmacyte-rich, dural-based tumor with divergent differentiation: a tricky case mimicking a meningioma.

We describe an unusual case of a recurrent dural neoplasm, previously diagnosed as meningioma. Histopathologically, the tumor is characterized by aggregates of divergently differentiated clear cells embedded in an abundant lymphoplasmacyte-rich stroma, mimicking a lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma. This study focuses on the histologic and immunohistochemical characterization of a unique dural-based tumor and provides useful guidelines for differentiating meningioma from other uncommon dural-based neoplasms. We propose that this recurrent dural neoplasm is a distinctive entity and, therefore, enlarges the spectrum of dural-based neoplasms that enter the differential diagnosis with meningiomas. Awareness of this tumor entity could prove useful for appropriate patient management.
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