Primary pulmonary meningioma first suspected of being a lung metastasis.
Primary extracranial and extraspinal meningiomas are rare tumors. We describe a primary pulmonary meningioma first suspected of being a metastasis because it presented as a solitary subpleural pulmonary nodule in a patient with breast cancer. The absence of radiographic change after 6 months of chemotherapy led to resection of the breast and lung lesions. A complete central nervous system evaluation eliminated other locations of meningioma, allowing the diagnosis of primary pulmonary meningioma.
Picquet
Jean
J
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Angers University Hospital, Angers, France. j.picquet@wanadoo.fr
Valo
Isabelle
I
Jousset
Yann
Y
Enon
Bernard
B
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged