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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1998;27(1): 122-126. |
Spontaneously Regressed Pediatric Intraventricular Meningioma: Case Report. |
Tae Ho Kim, Byung Kyu Cho, Chun Kee Jung, Hyun Jib Kim |
Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
We report the case of an atypical intraventricular meningioma in an 11-year-old girl. Subtotal removal of the tumor was not followed by adjunctive treatment, and 4 months after surgery, residual tumor was seen on MRI. Eight months later, MRI showed that it had disappeared spontaneously, and after 4.5 years of regular follow-up MRI, there has been no recurrence. Meningioma in children is known to have a better prognosis than in adults, and radiation therapy may be reserved for a recurrent tumor with unfavorable histology. |
Key Words:
Intraventricular meningioma; Childhood; Spontaneous regression |
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