Meningioma presenting at a site of a previously aspirated brain abscess.
We report the case of a meningioma which developed in the parieto-occipital lobe at the site where a brain abscess had been aspirated 9 years previously. There was no history of head trauma. To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case of a meningioma associated and possibly aetiologically related to a previous inflammatory process in the absence of head trauma. The association of chronic inflammation and the subsequent development of a meningioma is discussed.
Reichenthal
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Department of Neurosurgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Rubinstein
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Shevach
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Cohen
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D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation