J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1979 Mar;8(1):87-94.
A Case of Malignant Meningioma with Multiple Extracranial Metastasis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Paik Foundation Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Meningioma is generally regarded as benign and extracranial metastasis of intracranial meningioma is rare. About 60 cases of distant metastasis of meningioma have now been reported. Angioblastic meningioma, although a rare type, shows rapid growth and sarcomatous change frequently, and has higher incidence of metastasis than other types of meningioma. The authors report a case of malignant angioblastic meningioma arisen in left olfactory groove with multiple metastasis to skeletal system. The available literature regarding these tumors is reviewed.