title: Intraparenchymal recurrence of a dural meningioma: association with rhabdoid alterations with aggressive biological and clinical behaviour.
abstract: A 47-year-old man underwent surgery for syncytial meningioma. Twelve months later neuroimaging demonstrated recurrence, showing an intra-axial ring-enhanced cystic lesion in the site of previous surgery. High-grade glioma was suspected. Neuropathologist's diagnosis was 'intraparenchymal rhabdoid meningioma'. The case raises questions about behaviour of meningiomas and their differential diagnosis with gliomas.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy. glofrese@tiscali
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lofrese
authors.forename: Giuseppe Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Della Pepa
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sabatino
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puca
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albanese
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery