Abstract

MARRERO, C.L. et al. Intraventricular meningioma: case report in infancy. Neurocirugía [online]. 2005, vol.16, n.6, pp.523-527. ISSN 1130-1473.

Meningiomas are infrequent tumours in infancy but when they appear in this age group, the intraventricular location is more frequent than in adults. We report the case of a 5-year-old girl with intracranial hypertension and a VI nerve palsy. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed a tumoral lesion involving the right lateral ventricle with intense enhancement after contrast administration. It was completely resected through a mean temporal circunvolution route. Histological diagnosis was of atypical meningioma.

Keywords : Meningioma; Lateral ventricle; Infancy.

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