title: Cystic meningiomas in infancy.
abstract: A suprasellar meningioma with multiple intratumoral cysts in a 6-month-old boy is reported. A review of literature disclosed only 11 cases so far. They showed a characteristic predominance in males and predominance of fibroblastic type on pathological examination. Intratumoral cystes are less common than peritumoral cysts. The various hypothesis regarding cyst formation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Newton
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*