Meningioma in fourth ventricle of brain: A case report and literature review

Firooz Salehpour, Javad Aghazadeh, Amir Mohammad Bazzazi, Farhad Mirzaei, Amir Taha Eftekhar Saadat, Seyed Ahmad Naseri Alavi

Asian Journal of Neurosurgery 2018 13(2):428-430

Meningiomas are benign tumors origin from central nervous system. They usually involve cephalic, paravertebral soft tissues, skin and in rare cases in the ear, temporal bone, mandible, foot, lung, and mediastinum. In this case, we report an unusual case of meningioma which placed in the fourth ventricle. A 14-year-old man with seizure and headache referred to our ward. The magnetic resonance imaging reported bilateral acoustic neuroma and fourth ventricle meningioma. The patient was scheduled for total tumor resection and the histopathology revealed psammomatous type of meningioma. The patient discharged with good general status.

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