Multifocal meningioangiomatosis in a 3-year-old patient

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Dec;10(6):486-9. doi: 10.3171/2012.9.PEDS1224. Epub 2012 Sep 28.

Abstract

Meningioangiomatosis consists of benign hamartomatous lesions of the brain and the leptomeninges, which typically present with seizure. Management is predicated on resection and control of seizures with medication. Lesions are typically solitary. Multifocal meningioangiomatosis is extremely rare, with only 2 cases reported in adults and none in children. The authors report the first case, to their knowledge, of multifocal meningioangiomatosis in a child. This unique case highlights therapeutic challenges associated with these lesions and demonstrates that multifocality is possible in the pediatric population. This finding has implications for diagnosis and follow-up for children afflicted with these tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiomatosis / complications
  • Angiomatosis / diagnosis*
  • Angiomatosis / pathology
  • Angiomatosis / surgery*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Craniotomy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / complications
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Meningioma / complications
  • Meningioma / diagnosis*
  • Meningioma / pathology
  • Meningioma / surgery*
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / surgery*
  • Radiography
  • Reoperation
  • Seizures / etiology*
  • Treatment Outcome