Malignant meningioma of the cerebellopontine angle in a 2-year-old girl: a case report and literature review
| Autor: | Dan Yu, Ming-chao Fan, Xin Zhang, Lei Cheng, Qiao-ling Wang, Peng Sun, Cai-Yun Dai |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Treatment protocol Intracranial tumor Malignant meningioma media_common.quotation_subject Cerebellopontine Angle Meningioma the cerebellopontine angle otorhinolaryngologic diseases Meningeal Neoplasms Medicine Humans Vimentin Meningeal Neoplasm Girl Cerebellar Neoplasms neoplasms media_common business.industry Mucin-1 S100 Proteins craniotomy Cerebellar Neoplasm medicine.disease Cerebellopontine angle Case Research Surgery nervous system diseases Radiography pediatric Oncology Child Preschool Female business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Chinese Journal of Cancer |
| ISSN: | 1944-446X 1000-467X |
| Popis: | Meningioma is a common intracranial tumor in adults. Pediatric cases account for approximately 1.5% of all intracranial meningiomas, and very few cases show malignant histological features. Primary pediatric malignant meningioma in the cerebellopontine angle is extremely uncommon. Herein, we report a 2-year-old girl with malignant meningioma in the cerebellopontine angle. The clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment protocol are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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