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    Anaplastic meningioma: case report
    (Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO, 2001-12-01) Falavigna, Asdrubal [UNIFESP]; Santos, José Augusto Nasser dos [UNIFESP]; Chimelli, Leila; Ferraz, Fernando Antonio Patriani [UNIFESP]; Bonatelli, Antonio de Padua Furquim [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP); Hospital Pró-Cardíaco e Estereolife, Neurocirurgia Estereotáxica e Funcional; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    Intracranial meningiomas continue to challenge our best clinical efforts to eliminate them once discovered and deemed appropriate for treatment. Malignant meningiomas constitute 10% to 15% of all meningiomas and limited information exists regarding adjuvant treatment. The external whole brain irradiation is recommended. Traditional chemotherapy has proven ineffective; thus, new chemotherapeutic agents and new methods of delivery should be developed. Immunotherapy may be considered for patients with malignant meningiomas when all others previous treatment have failed. We report a case of anaplastic papillary meningioma. A 67-year-old man presented with partial complex seizures, headache and aggressiveness. A computerized tomography and magnetic resonance image demonstrated a large left temporo-occipital mass with difuse contrast enhancement and extensive surrounding edema. A left temporo-occipital flap was performed. The tumor and the infiltrated dura were radically removed. Postoperatively, the patient remained neurologically intact. The treatment was complemented by external whole brain radiation.