Giant congenital meningioma in a newborn.
The authors report the case of a giant meningioma in a 5-day-old newborn. Congenital meningiomas are extremely rare. Five newborns with meningiomas have been reported in the literature to date. This is the first case of a newborn with a giant meningioma with supra- and infratentorial and intraorbital components.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
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Onol
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery