Giant Atypical Intraventricular Meningioma in a Child

We present the case of a 14-year-old boy with a giant tumor of the lateral ventricle. The patient was operated upon. Histopathology showed the presence of an atypical meningioma. Postoperative imaging confirmed the complete tumor excision. Meningiomas although frequent in adults are rare in children...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric neurosurgery 2016-01, Vol.51 (6), p.306-308
Hauptverfasser: Prodromou, Neofytos, Alexiou, George A., Stefanaki, Kalliopi, Moraiti, Aimilia, Sfakianos, George
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Zusammenfassung:We present the case of a 14-year-old boy with a giant tumor of the lateral ventricle. The patient was operated upon. Histopathology showed the presence of an atypical meningioma. Postoperative imaging confirmed the complete tumor excision. Meningiomas although frequent in adults are rare in children. Intraventricular meningiomas are exceedingly rare. Complete surgical excision should be the goal of treatment and is usually associated with a favorable outcome.
ISSN:1016-2291
1423-0305
DOI:10.1159/000446442