Successful treatment of malignant meningioma at late period of pregnancy

We represent cases of women which presented with meningiomas associated with pregnancy. This tumor associated with pregnancy not often but if it occurs, meningioma is having fast growth. We describe the case of 43-years-old woman with huge malignant meningioma and a hemorrhage in it which under-went...

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Main Authors: V. Ye. Olyushin, M. V. Martynova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Siberian State Medical University (Tomsk) 2008-12-01
Series:Бюллетень сибирской медицины
Online Access:https://bulletin.ssmu.ru/jour/article/view/3543
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Summary:We represent cases of women which presented with meningiomas associated with pregnancy. This tumor associated with pregnancy not often but if it occurs, meningioma is having fast growth. We describe the case of 43-years-old woman with huge malignant meningioma and a hemorrhage in it which under-went craniotomy during the 38th week of pregnancy because of sharp deterioration. The surgical procedure and postoperative period were relatively easy. Besides we have made literature review.
ISSN:1682-0363
1819-3684