title: Resection of multiple pulmonary metastases from a recurrent intracranial meningioma.
abstract: Surgical resection of multiple pulmonary metastases from a recurrent intracranial meningioma in a 53-year-old woman is presented. The primary tumor was diagnosed in 1984 and partially excised in early 1985. The tumor recurred and was re-excised in 1989 and 1992. A fourth intracranial recurrence was noted in 1993, accompanied by multiple bilateral pulmonary metastases. The metastases were excised using staged thoracotomies in July and September 1994. The patient is surviving with cranial tumor residual.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294, USA.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Murrah
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Jennelle
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Guthrie
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Holman
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual; D012086:Reoperation; D015996:Survival Rate; D013908:Thoracotomy