Anaplastic meningioma: case report

Intracranial meningiomas continue to challenge our best clinical efforts to eliminate them once discovered and deemed appropriate for treatment. Malignant meningiomas constitute 10% to 15% of all meningiomas and limited information exists regarding adjuvant treatment. The external whole brain irradiation is recommended. Traditional chemotherapy has proven ineffective; thus, new chemotherapeutic agents and new methods of delivery should be developed. Immunotherapy may be considered for patients with malignant meningiomas when all others previous treatment have failed. We report a case of anaplastic papillary meningioma. A 67-year-old man presented with partial complex seizures, headache and aggressiveness. A computerized tomography and magnetic resonance image demonstrated a large left temporo-occipital mass with difuse contrast enhancement and extensive surrounding edema. A left temporo-occipital flap was performed. The tumor and the infiltrated dura were radically removed. Postoperatively, the patient remained neurologically intact. The treatment was complemented by external whole brain radiation.

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Main Authors:	Falavigna,Asdrubal, Santos,José Augusto Nasser dos, Chimelli,Leila, Ferraz,Fernando Antonio Patriani, Bonatelli,Antonio de Padua Furquim
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2001
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000600019
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