...Ali Shoushtari; Lorraina Robinson; Qinwen Mao; Lubdha M. Shah; Karen L. Salzman; Sarah T. Menacho Introduction: Concurrent primary brain tumors are rare clinical entities, with a prevalence ranging from 0.1 to 0.5% of all diagnosed brain tumors. The co-occurrence of meningioma and oligodendroglioma...

...Vinay Mathew Thomas; Poorva Bindal; James J. Vredenburgh Meningiomas are primary CNS tumors that arise from the arachnoid layer of the meninges. Genomic sequencing has revealed that NF2 mutations are the most common genetic alteration seen in meningiomas. Meningiomas although usually low grade, can...

... with “cerebral sarcoma,” now defined as atypical meningioma. This not only represents the longest reported latency period for a patient initially receiving over 30 Gy, but also provides a valuable historical perspective of neuro-oncology. Clinical Presentation: A 58-year-old female presenting with progressive...

...William L. Read; Felicia Williams There is no standard systemic treatment for persons with recurrent meningioma who have exhausted surgery and radiation options. Liposomal doxorubicin is a cytotoxic chemotherapy which is sustainable and tolerable, with activity against a range of solid tumors...

...Ana Ortolá Buigues; Irene Crespo Hernández; Manuela Jorquera Moya; Jose Ángel Díaz Pérez Medical treatment of meningiomas is reserved for cases in which surgery and radiotherapy have failed. Given that a high percentage of meningiomas express somatostatin receptors, treatment with somatostatin...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Seizure Brain tumor Meningioma Pineoblastoma Magnetic resonance imaging Seizure is a common clinical manifestation of brain tumor with 35–70% of patients experiencing...

... but may be idiopathic in approximately 50% of patients. Secondary causes may include head injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, meningitis, and central nervous system tumor. Here, we describe two extremely rare cases of supratentorial extraventricular space-occupying processes: meningioma and glioblastoma...