| Literature DB >> 12376888 |
S Meyer1, B Romeike, M Strowitzki, I Grunewald, N Graf, H Reinhard, S Aliani.
Abstract
Meningioangiomatosis is regarded as a rare, benign, hamartomatous malformation. Histopathologically, the lesion is characterized by circumscribed transcortical and leptomeningeal meningovascular proliferation with focal calcifications. It may be classified into cases with predominant cellular or vascular features and may occur in association with neurofibromatosis, mostly of type 2, but sporadic cases are more frequently reported. Sporadic cases often present initially with seizures and can be treated surgically. However, a certain percentage of patients will need ongoing anticonvulsive therapy. The lesions are seldom associated with an overlying meningioma. These are usually benign lesions that must be strictly separated from an invasive anaplastic meningioma, which would warrant an adjuvant therapy. We report on a 4-year-old girl who presented with spontaneous, predominantly cellular meningioangiomatosis with associated fibrous meningioma. Focal immunopositivity of the meningioangiomatosis for CD34 was helpful in ruling out an invasive meningioma.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12376888 DOI: 10.1007/s00115-002-1356-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nervenarzt ISSN: 0028-2804 Impact factor: 1.214