Successful Surgical Treatment of a Giant Intraventricular Meningioma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Overview

Journal Medicina (Kaunas)

Publisher MDPI

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2024 Apr 27

PMID 38674205

Authors

Corneliu Toader

Razvan-Adrian Covache-Busuioc

Bogdan-Gabriel Bratu

Luca Andrei Glavan

Andrei Adrian Popa

Alexandru Vlad Ciurea

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Abstract

In our study, we document the case of a 48-year-old patient who presented at our clinic with various neurological disturbances. Magnetic Resonance Imaging revealed the presence of an intraventricular meningioma located in the body of the left lateral ventricle measuring 60 mm in diameter. This tumor was classified as a giant meningioma, accompanied by a significant amount of digitiform-type edema. A surgical procedure was conducted, resulting in a gross total resection of the tumor. Histopathological analysis identified the tumor as a fibrous meningioma. Postoperative assessments, as well as follow-ups conducted at 3 months and 1 year post-surgery, indicated considerable neurological improvement. The patient exhibited a remission of hemiparesis and gait disturbances along with a marginal improvement in the status of expressive aphasia. This case report underscores the significance of achieving total and safe resection of the tumor and includes an analysis of various cases from the literature, particularly focusing on those that describe minimally invasive surgical approaches and highlight the benefits of radiosurgery in the treatment of giant intraventricular meningiomas.

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