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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2015

The importance of microsurgery in childhood meningioma: a case report.

L E Kwee, M L C van Veelen-Vincent, E M C Michiels, J M Kros, R Dammers

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Article in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. WHO grade 3 pediatric meningioma: a systematic review of clinical features and patient-level analysis of prognostic factors.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  3. Management of pediatric CNS meningiomas: CCHE-57357 experience in 39 cases.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019
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  4. Primary intraventricular meningiomas in children-experience of two cases with review of literature.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2017
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

L E KweeDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital, Dr. Molewaterplein 60, PO Box 2060, 3000 CB, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
M L C van Veelen-Vincent
E M C Michiels
J M Kros
R Dammers
Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital · NLErasmus University Rotterdam · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAlthough meningiomas are frequently diagnosed in adults, it is a rare (intracranial) tumor in the pediatric population, with an incidence of 0.06/100,000. The pathology and treatment of meningiomas in adulthood has been a topic of increasing investigation. So far, the treatment of pediatric meningiomas has been extrapolated from these results. The question remains, however, whether translation of adult meningioma data into the childhood population is legitimate.

methodsWe present the case of a 3-year-old girl diagnosed with an intraventricular malignant meningioma and type 2 neurofibromatosis. She was operated on multiple times to achieve complete resection and received adjuvant chemotherapy. Since, she has been stable with no neurological sequelae and/or recurrence of the meningioma.

conclusionPediatric meningiomas are rare tumors and differ from their adult counterparts in various aspects. We believe that gross total resection of meningioma in the pediatric population, when possible, is the treatment of choice. In the event of a subtotal resection, repeat resection is recommended. Any adjuvant treatment with chemotherapy or radiation therapy should be carefully considered during multidisciplinary meetings.

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Child, PreschoolFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMicrosurgery

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PMID25034239
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