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Primary pulmonary meningioma
C V Strimlan1, R S Golembiewski, D A Celko
1Department of Medicine, St. Clair Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Surgical Neurology
|May 1, 1988
Abstract:
Primary pulmonary meningiomas are extremely rare. In this article we report one case with benign primary pulmonary meningioma. The literature is reviewed and the clinical manifestations, radiographic findings, and pathologic features are presented.
Insights
Primary pulmonary meningiomas are rare tumors. This case report details a benign primary pulmonary meningioma, reviewing its clinical, radiographic, and pathological features.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Oncology
- Pathology
Background:
- Primary pulmonary meningiomas are exceptionally rare neoplasms.
- These tumors originate from ectopic meningothelial cells within the lung parenchyma.