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Meningiomas of the lateral ventricles of the brain are rare tumours, accounting for approximately 0.5–5% of all intracranial meningiomas. Their natural history and symptomatology and the possibilities of early diagnosis are presented. The intraventricular location of the slow-growing benign mass provides a compensatory mechanism in the form of reserve space, which contributes to the delay in clinical demonstration of symptoms and signs. This makes the choice of diagnostic procedure an essential problem. CT and MRI are useful in detecting these masses, and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) has also proved to be of great value in demonstrating the vascular supply of the tumour. This paper deals with two cases. In case 1 CT, MRI and MRA and in case 2 CT examination proved to be very useful. The tumours were removed by a transcortical approach in the posterior area.
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Received: 15 January 1998
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Kloc, W., Imieliński, B., Wasilewski, W. et al. Meningiomas of the lateral ventricles of the brain in children. Child's Nerv Syst 14, 350–353 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810050242
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810050242