Solitary pulmonary metastasis after meningioma surgery of the head: a case report
Abstract Background Meningioma is the most common type of benign primary brain tumor that is rarely associated with distant metastasis. No established treatment strategy for metastatic meningiomas exists to date. Herein, we report a case of solitary pulmonary metastasis of meningioma detected 2 year...
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| author | Takahiro Utsumi Tomohito Saito Mitsuaki Ishida Natsumi Maru Hiroshi Matsui Yohei Taniguchi Haruaki Hino Tomohiro Murakawa |
| author_facet | Takahiro Utsumi Tomohito Saito Mitsuaki Ishida Natsumi Maru Hiroshi Matsui Yohei Taniguchi Haruaki Hino Tomohiro Murakawa |
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| description | Abstract Background Meningioma is the most common type of benign primary brain tumor that is rarely associated with distant metastasis. No established treatment strategy for metastatic meningiomas exists to date. Herein, we report a case of solitary pulmonary metastasis of meningioma detected 2 years after neurosurgical resection of the primary tumor. Case presentation A 75-year-old male patient underwent neurosurgical resection of a convexity meningioma (World Health Organization grade II atypical meningioma), followed by postoperative radiotherapy for the residual tumor. Two postoperative years later, a solitary 10-mm pulmonary nodule in the left lower lung lobe was detected on chest computed tomography. The patient underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy for suspected pulmonary metastasis of meningioma. The pathological diagnosis was solitary pulmonary metastasis of meningioma. No sign of further recurrence was noted at 8 months postoperatively. Conclusions We present a rare and unique surgical case of solitary pulmonary metastasis of meningioma. Further investigation is necessary to establish the standardized treatment strategy for metastatic meningiomas. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a7953cb566343f488e86b4daf38c64d2025-08-20T03:33:46ZengJapan Surgical SocietySurgical Case Reports2198-77932022-02-01811610.1186/s40792-022-01379-9Solitary pulmonary metastasis after meningioma surgery of the head: a case reportTakahiro Utsumi0Tomohito Saito1Mitsuaki Ishida2Natsumi Maru3Hiroshi Matsui4Yohei Taniguchi5Haruaki Hino6Tomohiro Murakawa7Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kansai Medical University HospitalDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kansai Medical University HospitalDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kansai Medical University HospitalDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kansai Medical University HospitalDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kansai Medical University HospitalDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kansai Medical University HospitalDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kansai Medical University HospitalDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kansai Medical University HospitalAbstract Background Meningioma is the most common type of benign primary brain tumor that is rarely associated with distant metastasis. No established treatment strategy for metastatic meningiomas exists to date. Herein, we report a case of solitary pulmonary metastasis of meningioma detected 2 years after neurosurgical resection of the primary tumor. Case presentation A 75-year-old male patient underwent neurosurgical resection of a convexity meningioma (World Health Organization grade II atypical meningioma), followed by postoperative radiotherapy for the residual tumor. Two postoperative years later, a solitary 10-mm pulmonary nodule in the left lower lung lobe was detected on chest computed tomography. The patient underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy for suspected pulmonary metastasis of meningioma. The pathological diagnosis was solitary pulmonary metastasis of meningioma. No sign of further recurrence was noted at 8 months postoperatively. Conclusions We present a rare and unique surgical case of solitary pulmonary metastasis of meningioma. Further investigation is necessary to establish the standardized treatment strategy for metastatic meningiomas.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01379-9Atypical meningiomaMetastatic meningiomaPulmonary metastasisSurgical resection |
| spellingShingle | Takahiro Utsumi Tomohito Saito Mitsuaki Ishida Natsumi Maru Hiroshi Matsui Yohei Taniguchi Haruaki Hino Tomohiro Murakawa Solitary pulmonary metastasis after meningioma surgery of the head: a case report Surgical Case Reports Atypical meningioma Metastatic meningioma Pulmonary metastasis Surgical resection |
| title | Solitary pulmonary metastasis after meningioma surgery of the head: a case report |
| title_full | Solitary pulmonary metastasis after meningioma surgery of the head: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Solitary pulmonary metastasis after meningioma surgery of the head: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solitary pulmonary metastasis after meningioma surgery of the head: a case report |
| title_short | Solitary pulmonary metastasis after meningioma surgery of the head: a case report |
| title_sort | solitary pulmonary metastasis after meningioma surgery of the head a case report |
| topic | Atypical meningioma Metastatic meningioma Pulmonary metastasis Surgical resection |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01379-9 |
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