Rapidly Growing Pulmonary Metastasis from Anaplastic Meningioma with Lethal Outcome: A Case Report

Rapidly Growing Pulmonary Metastasis from Anaplastic Meningioma with Lethal Outcome: A Case Report

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...

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Main Authors: Marco V. Corniola, Basile N. Landis, Denis Migliorini, Johannes A. Lobrinus, Carmen Ares, Karl Schaller, Max Jägersberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
Subjects:
anaplastic meningioma
endoscopic surgery
metastatic meningioma
skull base surgery
oncology
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1615808
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2193-6358
2193-6366

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