Malignant metastasizing angioblastic meningiomas

The authors report and discuss the unusual clinical and roentgenographical features of three cases of angioblastic meningioma with extracranial metastases. The primary lesions occurred in the cervical canal, the parasagittal region, and the posterior fossa. Metastases were to lungs, liver, pancreas,...

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Published inJournal of neurosurgery Vol. 42; no. 2; p. 185
Main Authors Palacios, E, Azar-Kia, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1975
Subjects
Adult
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Cranial Fossa, Posterior
Dura Mater
Female
Hemangiosarcoma - diagnostic imaging
Hemangiosarcoma - surgery
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology
Radiography
Skull
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:The authors report and discuss the unusual clinical and roentgenographical features of three cases of angioblastic meningioma with extracranial metastases. The primary lesions occurred in the cervical canal, the parasagittal region, and the posterior fossa. Metastases were to lungs, liver, pancreas, and kidneys.
ISSN:0022-3085
DOI:10.3171/jns.1975.42.2.0185