J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2003 Oct;34(4):379-381.

Intraventricular Malignant Meningioma

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  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea. Neuroks@hanmail.net

Abstract

The authors present a case of intraventricular malignant meningioma located in the frontal horn of lateral ventricle and extended into the third ventricle in a 39-year-old man. Subtotal removal was done by the interhemispheric transcallosal approach and the histology revealed malignant meningioma with brain invasion. The clinical features, radiological findings, histological features and surgical approach are presented here.

Keyword

Malignant meningioma; Intraventricle; Frontal horn; Third ventricle; Surgical approach

MeSH Terms

Adult
Animals
Brain
Horns
Humans
Lateral Ventricles
Meningioma*
Third Ventricle
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