Meningiomas of the lateral ventricles of the brain.
Meningiomas of the lateral ventricles of the brain are rare tumours with an approximate incidence of 0.5-4.5% among all intracranial meningiomas. Four cases of intraventricular meningioma arising from the trigone are presented. In 1-st case the calcified mass was visible on straight radiographs. In 2-nd and 3-rd cases CT and angiography was performed. In 4-th case MRI and MRA proved to be very useful. The tumours were removed by transcortical approach in the posterior parietal area. The available literature on intraventricular meningiomas has been discussed.
Imieliński
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Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Gdańsk.
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D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D004569:Electroencephalography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed