The Myth of Prometheus in Metastatic Meningioma to the Liver: from Craniotomy to Hepatectomy

Overview

Journal Rom J Morphol Embryol

Specialties Anatomy & Histology
Cell Biology
Reproductive Medicine

Date 2022 Jan 13

PMID 35024723

Authors

Claudia Florida Costea

Andrei Ionut Cucu

Camelia Margareta Bogdanici

Dragos Viorel Scripcariu

Gabriela Florenta Dumitrescu

Anca Sava

Cristina Mihaela Ghiciuc

Daniela Maria Tanase

Mihaela Dana Turliuc

Simona Delia Nicoara

Speranta Schmitzer

Manuela Ciocoiu

Raluca Alina Dragomir

Serban Turliuc

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Abstract

Metastases from intracranial meningiomas are rare, and among them, meningiomas with hepatic dissemination are extremely rare. Therefore, there are currently no guidelines for staging and treatment of metastatic disease in meningioma, a disease that is a challenge for both the clinician and the pathologist. Our literature review revealed 24 cases of liver metastases originating from intracranial meningiomas. We used them to analyze the pathological patterns of dissemination and to assess the different management strategies available, the most efficient and beneficial being surgery and chemotherapy, especially in the case of meningiomas with hepatic and∕or systemic dissemination.

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