Post-traumatic meningioma: three case reports of this rare condition and a review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present three cases of meningiomas developing at the site of an old head trauma. We then review the literature regarding the controversies on the development of post-traumatic brain tumors and, finally, we emphasize the medico-legal characteristics of post-traumatic meningiomas, particularly with respect to their cell type which is frequently atypical or anaplastic and which have a poor outcome.
Medical subject headings
- Craniocerebral Trauma
- Meningeal Neoplasms
- Meningioma
- Skull Fractures