Intracranial meningioma and astrocytoma in the same patient. Case report and review of the literature.
The authors describe the case of a 58-year-old man with an history of seizures because of right parietal parasagittal meningioma. Twenty-two months after complete removal of this neoplasm, the patient showed progressive mental deterioration and at CT-scans revealed a right temporal anaplastic astrocytoma which was operated. In literature the association between intracranial meningioma and astrocytoma is reported in 41 cases. After a brief review of the previous cases, the authors debate the clinical presentation, the diagnostic problems, the aetiopathogenetic hypotheses and the best surgical treatment of this association.
Dario
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Neurosurgical Division, Varese Regional Hospital, Italy.
Marra
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Cerati
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Scamoni
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Dorizzi
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D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed