Papillary meningioma with pleural metastasis: case report and literature review.
Papillary meningiomas are rare meningeal tumors which are associated with a grim prognosis. These tumors usually recur locally and in some cases they metastasize. The clinical, radiological and histopathological features of a case of a papillary meningioma with a pleural metastasis in a 13-year-old boy are presented. The literature on metastasizing papillary meningiomas is reviewed. Up to now, 131 cases of papillary meningioma have been reported in the literature. Only 8 cases gave rise to metastases outside the central nervous system. The preferential site of metastasis appeared to be the lung. This is the first report of a papillary meningioma giving rise to a metastasis in the pleura.
Kros
J M
JM
Department of Pathology, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands. kros@path.fgg.eur.nl
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Bakker
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Paz Y Geuze
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Egeler
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D000293:Adolescent; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*