Cystic meningioma masquerading as a metastatic tumor: A case report

• Main Authors: Ramanathan, Nithya, Kamaruddin, Khairul Azmi, Othman, Aizzat, Mustafa, Fadhli, Awang, Mohamed Saufi
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer); RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/50590/1/MJMS_Cystic_Meningioma.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/50590/4/50590-Cystic_meningioma_masquerading_as_a_metastatic_tumor_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/50590/; http://journal.usm.my/journal/13mjms233_CR2.pdf

Cystic meningioma is a rare form of intracranial meningioma. Meningiomas are typically solid tumors but may rarely have cystic components. The diagnosis of cystic meningioma is clinically challenging as the finding of multiple intra-axial tumors, including metastatic tumors, is relatively common. We report a case of cystic meningioma initially diagnosed as a metastatic tumor from a recurrence of acute lymphoid leukemia. However, postoperative histopathological examination demonstrated an atypical meningioma.