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ArticleBrain tumor research and treatment2025

Erdheim-Chester Disease Mimicking a Malignant Pituitary Stalk Tumor With Ventricular Dissemination: A Case Report.

Myungsuk Oh, Se Hoon Kim, Eui Hyun Kim

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Myungsuk OhDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9666-9238
Se Hoon KimDepartment of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7516-7372
Eui Hyun KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2523-7122

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Abstract

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare form of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by multi-organ involvement, most commonly affecting the long bones, retroperitoneum, heart, lungs, skin, and central nervous system (CNS). Approximately half of reported cases exhibit CNS involvement, which may affect both intra- and extra-axial compartments. On MRI, ECD typically presents as a strongly enhancing mass lesion, often mimicking neoplastic or infectious conditions. With advances in genetic understanding, ECD is now recognized as a hematologic malignancy of histiocytic origin, driven by mutations in key components of the MAPK signaling pathway. Among these, the

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CSF1RErdheim-Chester diseaseHistiocytic malignancyInflammatory pseudotumorPituitary stalk

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