In this study 6 patients who had meningioma of the lateral ventricle are reviewed. The incidence is 1.8% of cases of meningiomas in our series. Microsurgical techniques were employed in all patients. There was no death and the follow-up period was between 5 months and 10 years. No recurrence was see
Meningioma of the fourth ventricle: a case report
β Scribed by Roberto Delfini; Raffaela Capone; Pasquale Ciappetta; Maurizio Domenicucci
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 447 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5607
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β¦ Synopsis
A rare case of fourth ventricle meningioma with a combined intraventricular-intracerebellar localization, successfully removed by surgical treatment, is reported. The features of this type of meningioma as compared to the purely intra-ventricular variety are discussed.
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