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Review
. 2007 Oct;21(5):524-7.
doi: 10.1080/02688690701485255.

Pin site metastasis of meningioma

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Pin site metastasis of meningioma

Ercan Ozer et al. Br J Neurosurg. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

Metastasis of meningiomas due to iatrogenic implantation of tumour cells is extremely rare and only four cases have been reported to date. In this study, we report a 45-year-old female patient who presented with meningioma metastasis at the pin site of head holder applied in the original operation.

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