title: Unsuspected primary pulmonary meningioma.
abstract: Primary pulmonary meningioma is an uncommon, usually benign, soft tissue tumour which has rarely been reported. We report an additional case of primary pulmonary meningioma occurring in an asymptomatic 56-year-old man whose diagnosis was only established after resection. The features of this lesion together with a review of the previous literature are described.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University of Rome, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. alfcesario@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cesario
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Galetta
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Margaritora
authors.forename: Pierluigi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Granone
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged