Atypical primary pulmonary meningioma: a report of a case suspected of being a lung metastasis

Ecancermedicalscience. 2014 Mar 31:8:414. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2014.414. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

Primary extracranial and extraspinal meningiomas are very rare tumours, and primary pulmonary ones are even more uncommon. They present as a solitary pulmonary nodule, and most of them are benign, except for three cases. We describe a primitive atypical pulmonary meningioma first suspected of being a metastasis in a patient during follow-up ten years after therapy for breast cancer.

Keywords: atypical meningioma; lung metastasis; meningioma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports