title: Giant meningioma in a 5-month-old infant.
abstract: A case of intracranial meningioma is reported in a 5-month-old infant. To date, 25 cases have been reported in the world literature in children less than 1 year of age. Macrocephaly was the most prominent clinical finding. Skull radiological studies, head CT scans, and cerebral angiography were definitive tools in making the diagnosis. Pathological analysis was conclusive. Complete surgical extirpation was the treatment of choice; the tumor weighed 600 g. The child remains stable 24 months later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Clinical Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Olivares
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Redondo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramón y Cajal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Banzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Legido
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed