title: Meningiomatosis cranii in childhood: a case report.
abstract: Tumors of the meninges in infancy and childhood are unusual; childhood meningiomatosis is thought to be more common in neurocutaneous diseases. The case presented here is one of multiple recurrent and de novo benign meningeal tumors in a child who has no other signs or symptoms of a neurocutaneous syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Emanuel Children's Hospital Portland, Oreg., USA.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Odell
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012086:Reoperation