Concurrent adjacent meningioma and astrocytoma: a report of three cases and review of the literature

Neurosurgery. 1995 Mar;36(3):599-604; discussion 604-5. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199503000-00023.

Abstract

Three patients presenting with an adjacent meningioma and astrocytoma are described. A review of the literature discusses several modes of neuroimaging and the difficulties in diagnosing simultaneous adjacent tumors. Aspects of the pathology and etiology of these tumors are also reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Astrocytoma / diagnosis*
  • Astrocytoma / surgery
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Meningioma / diagnosis*
  • Meningioma / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / surgery