Open AccessMeningiomas in children: A study of 18 cases
Author(s) -
Nirav Mehta,
S. N. Bhagwati,
Geeta D. Parulekar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.57322
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , meningioma , group b , neurofibromatosis , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , male to female , epidemiology , radiological weapon , skull , surgery , histology , retrospective cohort study , radiology , pathology , physics , optics
Intracranial meningiomas are rare tumors in children accounting for 0.4-4.6% of all primary brain tumors in the age group of 0-18 years.