Published May 10, 2014 | Version v1
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Vertebral metastases from intracranial meningioma

Creators

  • 1. Department of Medical Imaging, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse (Tunisia)
  • 2. Department of Oncology, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse (Tunisia)
  • 3. Department of Pathology, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse (Tunisia)

Description

Meningioma rarely gives rise to metastases outside the brain and meninges. We report here a case of a patient who was treated for anaplastic brain meningioma with surgery and fractionated radiation therapy without any recurrence until 5 years after the operation, when she developed vertebral metastases

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2047981613494199; Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184420

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4184420;
DOI
10.1177/2047981613494199;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Acta Radiologica Short Reports
Journal Volume
3
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
5 p.
ISSN
2047-9816

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46072972
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BRAIN; MENINGES; METASTASES; PATIENTS; RADIOTHERAPY; RISE; SURGERY; VERTEBRAE
Descriptors DEC
BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MEDICINE; MEMBRANES; MODIFIED IN-SITU PROCESSES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; SKELETON; THERAPY

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Notes
PMCID: PMC4184420; PMID: 25298865; PUBLISHER-ID: 10.1177/2047981613494199; OAI: oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:4184420