Solitary pulmonary metastasis from intracranial meningiothelial meningioma

Jerry M E Kovoor; P N Jayakumar; S G Srikanth; B Indira; M Gayatri Devi

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1673.2002.00996.x

Solitary pulmonary metastasis from intracranial meningiothelial meningioma

Australas Radiol. 2002 Mar;46(1):65-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2002.00996.x.

Authors

Jerry M E Kovoor¹, P N Jayakumar, S G Srikanth, B Indira, M Gayatri Devi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuro-Imaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560 029, Karnataka State, India.

PMID: 11966590
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2002.00996.x

Abstract

Although known, histologically proven pulmonary metastasis from a benign intracranial meningioma is exceedingly rare. We report a case of meningiothelial meningioma producing a solitary pulmonary deposit.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Meningeal Neoplasms / pathology*
Meningioma / diagnosis
Meningioma / diagnostic imaging
Meningioma / secondary*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed