title: Meningioangiomatosis in a 5-year-old boy presenting with intractable seizures.
abstract: A 5-year-old boy with a history of epilepsy underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) because of an increase in seizure frequency. Brain MRI demonstrated a left frontal lesion. The patient was operated upon, and gross total excision was performed. The histological diagnosis was meningioangiomatosis. On follow-up examination 10 years later, the patient was free of seizures and without any evidence of tumor recurrence. Meningioangiomatosis is a rare benign hamartomatous lesion that is associated with seizures. Complete excision is associated with favorable long-term outcome. The novelty of the present case is the young age of the child at presentation and the curative role of surgery considering the long-term follow-up.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, First Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. alexiougrg@yahoo.gr
authors: George A
authors: GA
authors: Alexiou
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Moschovi
authors: Kalliopi
authors: K
authors: Stefanaki
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Siozos
authors: Christiana
authors: C
authors: Hatzigiorgi
authors: Neofytos
authors: N
authors: Prodromou
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery