Meningiomas in childhood

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1987 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Child's Nervous System, volume 3, pages 271-273 (issn: 0256-7040, eissn: 1433-0350,

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Authors: V R, Kolluri; D R, Reddy; P K, Reddy; M R, Naidu; S B, Rao; C, Sumathi;

doi: 10.1007/bf00271821

pmid: 3427568

Meningiomas in childhood

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The clinical presentation and pathological characteristics of 18 histologically verified meningiomas in the paediatric age group are reviewed. There was a 1:1 sex ratio. Two children presented with seizures. The majority were supratentorial in location and large in size. In 4 patients, the meningiomas showed sarcomatous changes, while in 6 patients they were cystic.

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Male, Radiography, Adolescent, Child, Preschool, Meningeal Neoplasms, Humans, Female, Child, Meningioma, Combined Modality Therapy, Retrospective Studies

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