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Vol. 19. Issue 5.
Pages 434-439 (January 2008)
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Vol. 19. Issue 5.
Pages 434-439 (January 2008)
El meningioma en edad pediátrica. Revisión de 10 casos
Intracranial meningiomas in children: report of 10 cases
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A. Guillén*,
, O. Cruz**, J.M. Costa*
* Servicios de Neurocirugía. Hospital Sant Juan de Déu. Barcelona
** Oncología. Hospital Sant Juan de Déu. Barcelona
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Resumen

La presencia de meningiomas en la edad pediátrica es relativamente rara, representan menos del 5% de todos los tumores del sistema nervioso central en este estadio de la vida.

Hemos realizado un estudio retrospectivo de 10 casos de meningiomas en pacientes pediátricos analizando los factores epidemiológicos, clínicos y radiológicos, así como el pronóstico a largo plazo de nuestros pacientes. Los resultados se comparan con aquéllos reportados en la literatura.

Palabras clave:
Meningioma
Neoplasia
Sistema nervioso central
Pediatría
Summary

The occurrence of meningiomas in children is rare, accounting for less than 5% of tumors of the central nervous system in childhood. This is a retrospective study of 10 patients with CNS meningiomas. The goal of this study was to determine the epidemiology, clinical and radiological features, and long-term outcome of meningiomas The results ware compared with those reported in the literature.

Key words:
Meningiomas
Neoplasia
Central nervous system
Pediatric

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