Intracranial malignant meningioma with cerebrospinal fluid dissemination: a case report / 中华医学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Journal
; (24): 1597-1599, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Malignant meningiomas are uncommon intracranial tumors. The metastasis of malignant meningiomas to distant extracranial sites are well known. However, dissemination of the tumours in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is rare and few cases have been reported. We present a case of histologically proven malignant meningioma with CSF dissemination at the remote intracranial area and into the spinal canal detected with magnetic resonance imaging.
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Main subject:
Brain Neoplasms
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Meningioma
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Chinese Medical Journal
Year:
2011
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Article