Meningioangiomatosis in a 5-year-old boy presenting with intractable seizures

Pediatr Neurosurg. 2011;47(2):143-6. doi: 10.1159/000330545. Epub 2011 Sep 2.

Abstract

A 5-year-old boy with a history of epilepsy underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) because of an increase in seizure frequency. Brain MRI demonstrated a left frontal lesion. The patient was operated upon, and gross total excision was performed. The histological diagnosis was meningioangiomatosis. On follow-up examination 10 years later, the patient was free of seizures and without any evidence of tumor recurrence. Meningioangiomatosis is a rare benign hamartomatous lesion that is associated with seizures. Complete excision is associated with favorable long-term outcome. The novelty of the present case is the young age of the child at presentation and the curative role of surgery considering the long-term follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / complications
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Meningioma / complications
  • Meningioma / diagnosis*
  • Meningioma / surgery
  • Seizures / diagnosis*
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Seizures / surgery