2017
DOI: 10.1186/s41016-017-0085-4
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Paediatric intracranial meningiomas: eight-year experience with 32 cases

Abstract: Background: The information about paediatric meningiomas is poor. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical characteristic, treatment considerations and prognosis of paediatric meningiomas. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed a series of 32 paediatric patients with meningiomas who received surgical resection at the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University between January 2002 and December 2010. Results: The study group included 17 boys and 15 girls (range: 2-18 years, mean: 13.7 years). Thirteen p… Show more

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“…A meta-analysis of published pediatric meningioma series showed that although WHO grade I meningiomas comprised 79% of them, WHO grade II (10%) and grade III (9%) were also relatively common. In our series, the distribution of grades I (55.5%), II (33.3%), and III (11.2%) meningiomas confirmed much higher rates of advanced grade in pediatric meningiomas as in some other recently published series (7,10,11).…”
Section: Case Illustrationsupporting
confidence: 87%
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“…A meta-analysis of published pediatric meningioma series showed that although WHO grade I meningiomas comprised 79% of them, WHO grade II (10%) and grade III (9%) were also relatively common. In our series, the distribution of grades I (55.5%), II (33.3%), and III (11.2%) meningiomas confirmed much higher rates of advanced grade in pediatric meningiomas as in some other recently published series (7,10,11).…”
Section: Case Illustrationsupporting
confidence: 87%
“…However, with regard to the location, literature is controversial. On one hand, Celtikci et al suggested that convexity or nonskull base meningiomas are more frequently associated with higher grades, tumor recurrence, progression, other MRI characteristics of adult and pediatric meningiomas were generally similar, dural tail sign is less and intratumoral cysts are more common in pediatric meningiomas (2,7,12).…”
Section: Case Illustrationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Meningiomas are considered slowly growing benign tumors originating from arachnoidal cap cells of the meninges 3 . Although they are the most common primary intracranial neoplasm in adulthood (20%-30%), they are relatively rare in the pediatric population, constituting 0.5-5% of pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors 4,5,6 . They are twice as common in women as in men whereas in children there is a slight male predominance, and have been shown to behave quietly differently in children, with atypical or malignant meningiomas representing around 20%-25% of cases 7 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In contrast with Grossbach et al 7 who reported 12 cases with WHO grade II and III being the most common histological subtype. According to the medical literature, there is no confirmed evidence for the pathogenesis of pediatric meningiomas; but there are many factors that may be associated such as neurofibromatosis (type 1 and type 2) and ionizing radiation 4,7,8 . However, the latency to meningioma formation after exposure to cranial radiation is quite long and are often atypical or malignant.…”
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confidence: 99%
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