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Meningeal solitary fibrous tumour in a child
Sandrine de Ribaupierre1, Kathleen Meagher-Villemure, Siviero Agazzi
1Neurosurgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. s_derib@hotmail.com
Introduction:
Meningeal solitary fibrous tumour is a relatively recent pathological entity that has rarely been described in children. With radiological techniques, it cannot be distinguished from meningiomas, and the diagnosis has to be confirmed histologically.
Case Report:
We discuss the possible histogenesis of this tumour and the need for recognizing this lesion as a separate entity. We report the case of a 12-year-old boy who developed a meningeal solitary fibrous tumour; the main clinical symptoms were progressive headaches for a long period and recent transient hemiparesis.
Conclusion:
This child presents an uneventful evolution without additional therapy 3.5 years after surgery.
