title: Post-traumatic meningioma: three case reports of this rare condition and a review of the literature.
abstract: We present three cases of meningiomas developing at the site of an old head trauma. We then review the literature regarding the controversies on the development of post-traumatic brain tumors and, finally, we emphasize the medico-legal characteristics of post-traumatic meningiomas, particularly with respect to their cell type which is frequently atypical or anaplastic and which have a poor outcome.
authors.affiliation: CHRU de Tours, France. francois@med.univ-tours.fr
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: François
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: N'dri
authors.forename: Anne Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bergemer-Fouquet
authors.forename: Mounir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Ismail
authors.forename: Chrysanthi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papagiannaki
authors.forename: Jean Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cottier
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001099:Arachnoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*