Primary Pulmonary Chordoid Meningioma

Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Dec;51(6):410-414. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.6.410. Epub 2018 Dec 5.

Abstract

Primary pulmonary meningioma is a rare disease, and chordoid meningioma is an uncommon variant of meningioma in the central nervous system (CNS) with a high recurrence rate. We report a case of primary pulmonary chordoid meningioma that presented as a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN). The SPN was resected by thoracoscopic wedge resection and was revealed to have characteristics of chordoid meningioma. After confirming the absence of a meningioma in the CNS by brain imaging, the nodule was diagnosed as a primary pulmonary chordoid meningioma. The patient remained disease-free after 26 months postoperatively. To our knowledge, this is the third case of primary pulmonary chordoid meningioma to be reported.

Keywords: Chordoid meningioma; Lung wedge resection; Primary pulmonary meningioma; Thoracoscopy; VATS.

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  • Case Reports