Cervical Lymph Node Metastases fromMeningioma: Report of Two Cases andTreatment Outcome

Cervical Lymph Node Metastases fromMeningioma: Report of Two Cases andTreatment Outcome

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 cervic...

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Main Authors: Yahya Daneshbod, Ahmad Mosalaei, Mansoor Ansari, Niloofar Ahmadloo, Mohammad Mohammadianpanah, Hamid Nasrolahi, Shapour Omidvari, Neda Bagheri, Shahrzad Negahban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2010-01-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
Meningioma
Metastasis
Lymph node
Neck
Online Access:http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/index.php/mejc/article/view/9/26
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Summary: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
ISSN:2008-6709
2008-6687

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