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Review
. 2000 Sep;102(3):200-2.
doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2000.102003200.x.

Papillary meningioma with pleural metastasis: case report and literature review

J M Kros  1 , F Cella, S L Bakker, D Paz Y Geuze, R M Egeler
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Review

Papillary meningioma with pleural metastasis: case report and literature review

J M Kros et al. Acta Neurol Scand. 2000 Sep.

Abstract

Papillary meningiomas are rare meningeal tumors which are associated with a grim prognosis. These tumors usually recur locally and in some cases they metastasize. The clinical, radiological and histopathological features of a case of a papillary meningioma with a pleural metastasis in a 13-year-old boy are presented. The literature on metastasizing papillary meningiomas is reviewed. Up to now, 131 cases of papillary meningioma have been reported in the literature. Only 8 cases gave rise to metastases outside the central nervous system. The preferential site of metastasis appeared to be the lung. This is the first report of a papillary meningioma giving rise to a metastasis in the pleura.

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