INTRODUCTION: Rhabdoid papillary meningioma is a rare meningioma variant categorized as WHO grade III. We report an 11-year-old girl with an intracerebral rhabdoid papillary meningioma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An 11-year-old girl presented to our hospital with a short history of severe headache and vomiting. MRI revealed a left frontal intracerebral cystic lesion with rim enhancement. The tumor, including the cyst wall, was totally removed. Since the histological diagnosis was rhabdoid papillary meningioma, she was treated with postoperative radiotherapy. She is currently undergoing routine follow-up without any symptoms of recurrence. CONCLUSION: We discuss the clinical picture of this patient with reference to the published literature on this uncommon diagnosis.
INTRODUCTION:Rhabdoid papillary meningioma is a rare meningioma variant categorized as WHO grade III. We report an 11-year-old girl with an intracerebral rhabdoid papillary meningioma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An 11-year-old girl presented to our hospital with a short history of severe headache and vomiting. MRI revealed a left frontal intracerebral cystic lesion with rim enhancement. The tumor, including the cyst wall, was totally removed. Since the histological diagnosis was rhabdoid papillary meningioma, she was treated with postoperative radiotherapy. She is currently undergoing routine follow-up without any symptoms of recurrence. CONCLUSION: We discuss the clinical picture of this patient with reference to the published literature on this uncommon diagnosis.
Authors: Juan F Martínez-Lage; Belén Ferri Niguez; Joaquín Sola; Miguel A Pérez-Espejo; Javier Ros de San Pedro; Víctor Fernandez-Cornejo Journal: Childs Nerv Syst Date: 2005-03-31 Impact factor: 1.475