Intracranial meningioma with hepatic metastases and hypoglycaemia treated by selective hepatic arterial chemo-embolization.
Meningiomas rarely give rise to metastases despite frequent dural invasion. A rare case of symptomatic hypoglycaemia due to extensive liver metastases from an angioblastic meningioma is described along with the use of hepatic arterial chemo-embolization to effect palliation by reduction in tumour bulk.
Ferguson
J M
JM
Department of Radiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Flinn
J
J
D000328:Adult; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography