Rapid growth of small, asymptomatic meningioma following radiosurgery

Br J Neurosurg. 2009 Apr;23(2):206-8. doi: 10.1080/02688690802464696.

Abstract

The authors present the case of a 62-year-old woman with rapid enlargement of a meningioma following radiosurgery (RS). Previous slow growth of the tumor over a 3-year period and the radiological signs of benign meningioma had been confirmed by successive MR scans. Histopathological examination performed after successful surgical removal revealed an atypical, infiltrating meningioma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningeal Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Meningeal Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Meningioma* / pathology
  • Meningioma* / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery*
  • Radiosurgery
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome