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Review
. 2022 Jan;38(1):195-198.
doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05156-1. Epub 2021 Apr 7.

About a rare pediatric case of myxoid meningioma

Aziz Bedioui  1 , Mouna Rkhami  2 , Nesrine Jemel  2 , Kaouther Somrani  2 , Mohamed Badri  2 , Ihsen Zammel  2
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Review

About a rare pediatric case of myxoid meningioma

Aziz Bedioui et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 Jan.

Abstract

Intracranial meningiomas are uncommon in the pediatric group. Myxoid meningioma is a subtype of metaplastic meningioma. It is the rarest WHO grade I meningioma. Only one case of pediatric myxoid meningioma was described in the literature. We report the case of 14-year-old boy who presented with a left parietal dura-inserted tumor. Histological and immunological studies concluded to a myxoid meningioma. We reviewed the literature for this rare pathology and draw attention to the necessity of distinguishing it from other mucinous tumors of the central nervous system, especially chordoid meningioma which has poorer prognosis.

Keywords: Child; Meningioma; Myxoid; Neurosurgery.

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