Aneurysm inside meningioma. Case report.
The first case in the literature of a large meningioma of the Sylvian fissure incorporating an aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery in a 7-year-old girl is described. The tumour with the aneurysm inside was totally removed. Despite resection of the middle cerebral artery there was complete disappearance of a severe pre-operative neurological deficit. The patient is practically healthy six years after surgery.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed