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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2003;34(4): 379-381. |
Intraventricular Malignant Meningioma. |
Seung Kim, Tae Sung Kim, Young Jin Lim, Gook Ki Kim |
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kyung-Hee University, Seoul, Korea. Neuroks@hanmail.net |
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ABSTRACT |
The authors present a case of intraventricular malignant meningioma located in the frontal horn of lateral ventricle and extended into the third ventricle in a 39-year-old man.
Subtotal removal was done by the interhemispheric transcallosal approach and the histology revealed malignant meningioma with brain invasion. The clinical features, radiological findings, histological features and surgical approach are presented here. |
Key Words:
Malignant meningioma; Intraventricle; Frontal horn; Third ventricle; Surgical approach |
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