Meningioma: the role of a foreign body and irradiation in tumor formation.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 1870671.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
A case of meningioma is reported. At the age of 18 years, the patient had undergone insertion of a Torkildsen shunt through a posteroparietal burr hole for obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to a tumor of the pineal region, of which no biopsy had been made. After the hydrocephalus was relieved, he underwent irradiation of the tumor. Thirty years later, he was treated for an intracranial meningioma wrapped around the shunt. The tumor followed the shunt in all of its intracranial course. Microscopy disclosed pieces of the shunt tube within the meningioma. The role of a foreign body and irradiation in the induction of meningiomas is discussed, and a comprehensive review of the literature is presented.
Medical subject headings
- Brain
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts
- Foreign Bodies
- Meningeal Neoplasms
- Meningioma
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced