Multiple meningiomas: case report and review of the literature

被引:6
作者
Granger, A
Sainsbury, R
Wilkinson, T
MacFarlane, M
机构
[1] Princess Margaret Hosp, Dept Hlth Care Elderly, Christchurch 2, New Zealand
[2] Christchurch Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Christchurch, New Zealand
关键词
meningioma; multiple meningiomas; epidemiology; computed tomography; DNA markers;
D O I
10.1054/jocn.1999.0171
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
A case if a 69 year old woman with multiple meningiomas is presented. Since her first presentation with Jacksonian seizures in 1978, she has had 16 meningiomas excised in seven separate surgical procedures. This is extremely unusual due to both the large number of tumours, and the long period over which they have occurred. We review the epidemiology, possible pathogenesis and genetic associations of this condition. (C) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
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