Abstract
Meningioma is the most common extra parenchymal brain tumor in adults, originating from arachnoid cap cells in the brain, and is very rare in childhood. As pediatric meningiomas are rare, they have different and challenging epidemiological, radiological, and histopathological features than adults. We aimed to share a very rare case of meningioma in a 7-year-old girl presenting with sudden vision loss and seizures in the light of the literature.
Highlights
IntroductionPrimary central nervous system tumors are in second tumors after lymphoproliferative diseases among childhood masses
Pediatric supra and infratentorial brain tumors are seen with the same frequency throughout childhood; newborn-up to 3 years old supratentorial; It tends to be localized infratentorial at 410 years of age [1,2]
Supratentorial extra axial masses are rare compared to intraxials, and arachnoid cyst (1%), pineal (3-8%) and choroid plexus (0.5%) region tumors can be counted
Summary
Primary central nervous system tumors are in second tumors after lymphoproliferative diseases among childhood masses. Its incidence is 3/100 thousand, but its mortality is high. Pediatric supra and infratentorial brain tumors are seen with the same frequency throughout childhood; newborn-up to 3 years old supratentorial; It tends to be localized infratentorial at 410 years of age [1,2]. Supratentorial extra axial masses are rare compared to intraxials, and arachnoid cyst (1%), pineal (3-8%) and choroid plexus (0.5%) region tumors can be counted. Meningiomas are brain tumors that are very rare in childhood [3,4].
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