Cervical Lymph Node Metastases fromMeningioma: Report of Two Cases andTreatment Outcome
oleh: Yahya Daneshbod, Ahmad Mosalaei, Mansoor Ansari, Niloofar Ahmadloo, Mohammad Mohammadianpanah, Hamid Nasrolahi, Shapour Omidvari, Neda Bagheri, Shahrzad Negahban
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| Diterbitkan: | Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2010-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Meningioma is usually a benign central nervous system (CNS) tumor. Metastasisis rare; however if it does occur the most metastatic sites are the liver and lungs. Here,two cases of CNS meningioma with metastasis to cervical lymph nodes are reported.The first case, a 48 year-old man developed cervical lymph node metastasis nine yearsafter primary tumor diagnosis. The second case, a 23 year-old woman with parietallobe meningioma, developed lymph node metastasis in the neck nine months afterthe diagnosis of meningioma