Pediatric age, posterior fossa meningioma

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Onen M. R., Yüvrük E., Sarikaya C., Naderi S.

Neurosciences, vol.26, no.2, pp.212-215, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.17712/nsj.2021.2.20200151
  • Journal Name: Neurosciences
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.212-215
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Meningiomas are benign, slow-growing tumors originating from arachnoid gap cells. They constitute 15%-20% of all intracranial tumors in adults and 04%-4% in the pediatric age group. Meningiomas in the posterior fossa in the pediatric period do not initially come to mind. In the case presented here, there was a cystic meningioma showing heterogenous contrast and obstructive hydrocephaly was observed associated with 4th ventricle pressure. the tumor was totally removed, then the ventriculo peritoneal shunt was applied.