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AJNR - American Journal of Neuroradiology

Published ahead of print on November 16, 2007
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A0876

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American Journal of Neuroradiology 29:398-399, February 2008
© 2008 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
HEAD & NECK

Atypical Cystic Meningioma of the Trigeminal Nerve in a Pediatric Patient

K. Obeng^a, Z. Rumboldt^a, G. Tuite^b, C.T. Welsh^c, S. Patel^b and M.V. Spampinato^a

^a Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
^b Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
^c Department of Pathology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Please address correspondence to Maria Vittoria Spampinato, MD, Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Radiology, 169 Ashley Ave, PO Box 250322, Charleston, SC 29425; e-mail: spampin{at}musc.edu

SUMMARY: We report an unusual case of atypical cystic meningioma of the trigeminal nerve proved by histology in a 15-year-old white girl. A review of the literature showed that this is only the second reported case of a meningioma of the trigeminal nerve without dural attachment and the first occurrence in a pediatric patient.