title: Giant congenital meningioma in a newborn.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Benli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cataltepe
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Oge
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onol
mesh_terms: 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