Open Access16 MONTH‐OLD FEMALE WITH INTRAVENTRICULAR MASS
Author(s) -
Chohan Muhammad Omar,
Rehman Tausif,
MedinaFlores Rafael,
Clericuzio Carol,
Heideman Richard,
Marchand Erich
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
brain pathology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.986
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1750-3639
pISSN - 1015-6305
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2011.00482.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neurofibromatosis , meningioma , pathology , pediatrics
Pediatric meningiomas are rare and account for about 1.5% of all intracranial tumors. When compared to adults, intraventricular location of childhood meningiomas is four to ten times as high. Atypical pathology of these lesions is very uncommon and indicates an aggressive nature. They are usually associated with Neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) or previous cranial irradiation. Here, we present an interesting case of an unusually large, congenital intraventricular meningioma of atypical pathology in a 16 month old child with subsequently diagnosed NF2. A brief review of literature is also presented with this case illustration.