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Childhood atypical meningioma with perineural spread: MR findings

Feng-Yu Wei1, Chieh-Tsai Wu, Kuang-Lin Lin

  • 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Pediatric Radiology
|May 12, 2005
PubMed

Insights

Childhood meningiomas are rare and often large, sometimes linked to neurofibromatosis type 2. This case highlights an atypical meningioma with rare perineural spread in a young child.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric neuro-oncology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neuroradiology

Background:

  • Meningiomas are rare in children, often associated with neurofibromatosis type 2.
  • Childhood meningiomas tend to be large, cystic, and in unusual locations.

Observation:

  • Perineural tumor spread is a rare phenomenon in meningiomas, more commonly seen in head and neck cancers.
  • This study focuses on a 4.5-year-old girl with an atypical meningioma.

Findings:

  • The case presents Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging findings.
  • The MR findings reveal an atypical meningioma with perineural spread.

Implications:

  • This case expands the understanding of meningioma behavior in pediatric patients.
  • Highlights the importance of considering rare patterns like perineural spread in pediatric meningiomas.

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