TY - JOUR
T1 - Metastatic malignant meningioma in children
T2 - A case report
AU - Cheng, Sheng Yu
AU - Chang, Cheng Kuei
AU - Chen, Shu Huey
AU - Sheu, Jin Cherng
AU - Chiu, Nan Chang
AU - Chen, Be Fong
AU - Tzen, Chin Yuan
AU - Lin, Lieh Sheng
AU - Huang, Fu Chao
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Meningioma is rare in children, with an incidence of 2.19% in the literature. It tends to grow to a large size rapidly. It can undergo a malignant change and is likely to recur. However, it very rarely metastasizes outside the central nervous system. Most of these are largely restricted to the malignant subtype. The lung, abdominal viscera, and vertebra are the most common sites of metastasis. We present a case of malignant meningioma with extracranial metastasis to the lung in a 2-year-old girl. We review the pertinent literature, clinical course, computer tomography, MRI findings, and the histopathological characteristics.
AB - Meningioma is rare in children, with an incidence of 2.19% in the literature. It tends to grow to a large size rapidly. It can undergo a malignant change and is likely to recur. However, it very rarely metastasizes outside the central nervous system. Most of these are largely restricted to the malignant subtype. The lung, abdominal viscera, and vertebra are the most common sites of metastasis. We present a case of malignant meningioma with extracranial metastasis to the lung in a 2-year-old girl. We review the pertinent literature, clinical course, computer tomography, MRI findings, and the histopathological characteristics.
KW - Extracranial metastasis
KW - Malignant meningioma
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036874107
SN - 1011-6788
VL - 35
SP - 318
EP - 323
JO - Formosan Journal of Surgery
JF - Formosan Journal of Surgery
IS - 6
ER -