1. Rapidly Growing Pulmonary Metastasis from Anaplastic Meningioma with Lethal Outcome: A Case Report
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Marco V. Corniola, Basile N. Landis, Denis Migliorini, Johannes A. Lobrinus, Carmen Ares, Karl Schaller, and Max Jägersberg
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anaplastic meningioma ,endoscopic surgery ,metastatic meningioma ,skull base surgery ,oncology ,Surgery ,RD1-811 ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Anaplastic meningioma is seldom encountered. Moreover, distant metastasis is extremely rare, with only a handful cases reported. Here, we report the case of a 74-year-old female patient who underwent a combined cranial and endonasal approach for an extensive spheno-orbital anaplastic meningioma (WHO grade III), followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. Although local tumor control was achieved, she presented with lung metastasis 2 years later. The patient then died from pulmonary complications related to chest metastasis. On the basis of this case, we discuss the available literature on metastatic meningiomas and radiologic follow-up strategies.
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- 2017
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