Liver Metastasis from Typical Meningioma

World Neurosurg. 2021 Jan:145:334-337. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.09.035. Epub 2020 Sep 11.

Abstract

Background: Extracranial metastases from atypical meningioma are not usually found; they are sometimes found in lung, bone or scalp, but atypical meningioma in the liver is extremely rare.

Case description: We report a case of a 55-year-old patient with atypical meningioma, treated with surgical resection in 2005, who accepted a second surgical resection in 2015 by the same surgeon, caused by a liver metastasis 4 years after the second surgical resection.

Conclusions: We have analyzed the cytological findings of a metastastic meningioma with particular focus on pathological and immunohistochemical assessment. These results could improve the knowledge of surgeons about meningioma types and guide them to solve clinical incidents.

Keywords: Liver; Meningioma; Metastasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Meningioma / diagnostic imaging
  • Meningioma / secondary*
  • Meningioma / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods