title: Abscess formation within a parasagittal meningioma. Case report.
abstract: The authors present the case of a 78-year-old woman who developed right lower-extremity paralysis after a focal seizure. Neuroradiological studies revealed a small parasagittal meningioma, which at the time of resection was found to contain a bacterial intratumoral abscess secondary to Proteus mirabilis. This is only the second reported case of intratumoral abscess formation in a meningioma and the first such occurrence to be reported in an otherwise healthy, immunocompetent individual.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA. mbeisenberg@earthlink.net
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Stanek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003392:Cranial Sinuses; D005260:Female; D005490:Focal Infection / Q000175:diagnosis; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009336:Necrosis; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011513:Proteus mirabilis; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis