Third ventricular meningiomas of infancy. A case report.
Intraventricular location of meningiomas is impressively higher in childhood and adolescence than in adult patients, respectively 15 to 22% versus 0.2 to 4%. However, location of this tumor within the third ventricle is extremely rare in the pediatric population, since, as far as we know, 17 cases have been reported so far. A case of meningioma of the third ventricle in a 9-year-old boy and its clinical and pathological finding are discussed.
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Clinica Neurochirurgica, Università di Genova.
Dorcaratto
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Pisani
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D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology*