Multiple intracranial meningiomas and accompanying basilar artery aneurysm

Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, Talatpaşa Bulvarı, Sıhhıye/Ankara Phone : +90 (312) 508 44 49 E-mail adress : [email protected] Received: 31.08.2006 • Accepted: 19. 10.2006 Brain tumors and intracranial aneurysms rarely coexist. Until now, 180 cases have been reported (1-3), accounting for an incidence rate of nearly 0.3-4 % (1). The coexistence of meningioma and intracranial aneurysms is even rarer with only 94 cases reported in the literature (1-3). Meningioma has been the most common intracranial tumor along with aneurysm (1). While the aneurysm of other arteries along with meningioma is relatively more common, only 3 cases with basilar artery accompanied by meningioma have been reported (4). A case of coexisting basilar artery aneurysm and multiple meningiomas has been reported in the light of the relevant literature.