Malignant transformation of recurrent meningioma with pulmonary metastases
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Malignant transformation of recurrent meningioma with pulmonary metastases.
A patient presented with a histologically benign intracranial meningioma which, after multiple recurrences, underwent malignant transformation. The patient survived 18 years following initial presentation. Pulmonary metastases were present over the final 8 years. Eleven subtotal resections of the meningioma were performed, including exenteration of the right eye and a thoracotomy. Radiation the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Neurology
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0090-3019
DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(89)90068-2