Intraventricular meningioma with drop metastases and subgaleal metastatic nodule

B Darwish; I Munro; R Boet; P Renaut; A S Abdelaal; M R MacFarlane

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2004.02.008

Intraventricular meningioma with drop metastases and subgaleal metastatic nodule

J Clin Neurosci. 2004 Sep;11(7):787-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.02.008.

Authors

B Darwish¹, I Munro, R Boet, P Renaut, A S Abdelaal, M R MacFarlane

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.

PMID: 15337153
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.02.008

Abstract

We report a case of malignant intraventricular meningioma with CSF drop metastases and an implantation metastatic subgaleal nodule in a 53-year-old woman. Malignant intraventricular meningiomas are rare with only seven cases being reported in the literature. These tumours can be very aggressive and one should consider immediate postoperative radiotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / pathology*
Craniotomy / methods
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meningeal Neoplasms / pathology*
Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery
Meningioma / pathology*
Meningioma / surgery
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Spinal Neoplasms / secondary*
Spinal Neoplasms / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods