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Childhood brain meningioma

MedGen UID:
234122
•Concept ID:
C1332949
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Brain meningioma; brain paediatric meningioma; brain pediatric meningioma; Childhood Brain Meningioma; childhood brain meningioma; Childhood Intracranial Meningioma; childhood meningioma of brain; childhood meningioma of the brain; paediatric brain meningioma; paediatric meningioma of brain; paediatric meningioma of the brain; pediatric brain meningioma; pediatric meningioma of brain; pediatric meningioma of the brain
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004046

Definition

An intracranial meningioma that occurs during childhood. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChildhood brain meningioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pooled Analysis of Meningioma Risk Following Treatment for Childhood Cancer.
Withrow DR, Anderson H, Armstrong GT, Hawkins M, Journy N, Neglia JP, de Vathaire F, Tucker MA, Inskip PD, Brenner AV, Stovall MA, Diallo I, Berrington de Gonzalez A, Veiga LHS
JAMA Oncol 2022 Dec 1;8(12):1756-1764. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.4425. PMID: 36201196Free PMC Article
Trends in treatment of childhood cancer and subsequent primary neoplasm risk.
Cesen Mazic M, Reulen RC, Jazbec J, Zadravec Zaletel L
Radiol Oncol 2022 Aug 14;56(3):380-389. doi: 10.2478/raon-2022-0027. PMID: 35848608Free PMC Article
Variations in screening and management practices for subsequent asymptomatic meningiomas in childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.
Verbruggen LC, Hudson MM, Bowers DC, Ronckers CM, Armstrong GT, Skinner R, Hoving EW, Janssens GO, van der Pal HJH, Kremer LCM, Mulder RL
J Neurooncol 2020 Apr;147(2):417-425. Epub 2020 Feb 22 doi: 10.1007/s11060-020-03436-5. PMID: 32088813

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Risk factors for childhood and adult primary brain tumors.
Ostrom QT, Adel Fahmideh M, Cote DJ, Muskens IS, Schraw JM, Scheurer ME, Bondy ML
Neuro Oncol 2019 Nov 4;21(11):1357-1375. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noz123. PMID: 31301133Free PMC Article
Brain and Salivary Gland Tumors and Mobile Phone Use: Evaluating the Evidence from Various Epidemiological Study Designs.
Röösli M, Lagorio S, Schoemaker MJ, Schüz J, Feychting M
Annu Rev Public Health 2019 Apr 1;40:221-238. Epub 2019 Jan 11 doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040218-044037. PMID: 30633716
Extraparenchymal Lesions in Pediatric Patients.
Tenenbaum M
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2017 Feb;27(1):123-134. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2016.08.005. PMID: 27889019
Radiation-induced meningioma.
Umansky F, Shoshan Y, Rosenthal G, Fraifeld S, Spektor S
Neurosurg Focus 2008;24(5):E7. doi: 10.3171/FOC/2008/24/5/E7. PMID: 18447746
Radiation-induced meningiomas.
Boljesíkova E, Chorvath M
Neoplasma 2001;48(6):442-4. PMID: 11949834

Diagnosis

Cranial Irradiation for Childhood Cancers and Adult Risk of Meningioma.
Garcia CM, Ganga A, Weil RJ, Toms SA
Pediatr Neurosurg 2022;57(6):396-406. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1159/000527565. PMID: 36252549
Risk factors for childhood and adult primary brain tumors.
Ostrom QT, Adel Fahmideh M, Cote DJ, Muskens IS, Schraw JM, Scheurer ME, Bondy ML
Neuro Oncol 2019 Nov 4;21(11):1357-1375. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noz123. PMID: 31301133Free PMC Article
Extraparenchymal Lesions in Pediatric Patients.
Tenenbaum M
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2017 Feb;27(1):123-134. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2016.08.005. PMID: 27889019
Radiation-induced meningioma.
Umansky F, Shoshan Y, Rosenthal G, Fraifeld S, Spektor S
Neurosurg Focus 2008;24(5):E7. doi: 10.3171/FOC/2008/24/5/E7. PMID: 18447746
Orbitocranial asymmetry.
Burrows EH
Br J Radiol 1978 Oct;51(610):771-81. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-51-610-771. PMID: 101260

Therapy

Cranial Irradiation for Childhood Cancers and Adult Risk of Meningioma.
Garcia CM, Ganga A, Weil RJ, Toms SA
Pediatr Neurosurg 2022;57(6):396-406. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1159/000527565. PMID: 36252549
Exposure to lead increases the risk of meningioma and brain cancer: A meta-analysis.
Meng Y, Tang C, Yu J, Meng S, Zhang W
J Trace Elem Med Biol 2020 Jul;60:126474. Epub 2020 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126474. PMID: 32146339
Brain and Salivary Gland Tumors and Mobile Phone Use: Evaluating the Evidence from Various Epidemiological Study Designs.
Röösli M, Lagorio S, Schoemaker MJ, Schüz J, Feychting M
Annu Rev Public Health 2019 Apr 1;40:221-238. Epub 2019 Jan 11 doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040218-044037. PMID: 30633716
Radiation-induced meningioma.
Umansky F, Shoshan Y, Rosenthal G, Fraifeld S, Spektor S
Neurosurg Focus 2008;24(5):E7. doi: 10.3171/FOC/2008/24/5/E7. PMID: 18447746
Radiation-induced meningiomas.
Boljesíkova E, Chorvath M
Neoplasma 2001;48(6):442-4. PMID: 11949834

Prognosis

Intracranial mesenchymal tumors with FET-CREB fusion are composed of at least two epigenetic subgroups distinct from meningioma and extracranial sarcomas.
Sloan EA, Gupta R, Koelsche C, Chiang J, Villanueva-Meyer JE, Alexandrescu S, Eschbacher JM, Wang W, Mafra M, Ud Din N, Carr-Boyd E, Watson M, Punsoni M, Oviedo A, Gilani A, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK, Coss DJ, Lopes MB, Reddy A, Mueller S, Cho SJ, Horvai AE, Lee JC, Pekmezci M, Tihan T, Bollen AW, Rodriguez FJ, Ellison DW, Perry A, von Deimling A, Chang SM, Berger MS, Solomon DA
Brain Pathol 2022 Jul;32(4):e13037. Epub 2021 Nov 25 doi: 10.1111/bpa.13037. PMID: 34821426Free PMC Article
Sylvian Fissure Meningioma in Childhood: Report of 3 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Amirjamshidi A, Khalatbari MR, Abbasioun K, Ghasemi B
Pediatr Neurosurg 2019;54(4):270-276. Epub 2019 Jun 25 doi: 10.1159/000500765. PMID: 31238311
Obesity and Cancer: Evidence, Impact, and Future Directions.
Colditz GA, Peterson LL
Clin Chem 2018 Jan;64(1):154-162. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2017.277376. PMID: 29038151
Meningeal tumors of childhood and infancy. An update and literature review.
Perry A, Dehner LP
Brain Pathol 2003 Jul;13(3):386-408. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2003.tb00038.x. PMID: 12946028Free PMC Article
Geographical neurosurgery.
Ohaegbulam SC
Neurol Res 1999 Mar;21(2):161-70. doi: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11740912. PMID: 10100202

Clinical prediction guides

Trends in treatment of childhood cancer and subsequent primary neoplasm risk.
Cesen Mazic M, Reulen RC, Jazbec J, Zadravec Zaletel L
Radiol Oncol 2022 Aug 14;56(3):380-389. doi: 10.2478/raon-2022-0027. PMID: 35848608Free PMC Article
Brain and Salivary Gland Tumors and Mobile Phone Use: Evaluating the Evidence from Various Epidemiological Study Designs.
Röösli M, Lagorio S, Schoemaker MJ, Schüz J, Feychting M
Annu Rev Public Health 2019 Apr 1;40:221-238. Epub 2019 Jan 11 doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040218-044037. PMID: 30633716
Cancer and Central Nervous System Tumor Surveillance in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis 2 and Related Disorders.
Evans DGR, Salvador H, Chang VY, Erez A, Voss SD, Druker H, Scott HS, Tabori U
Clin Cancer Res 2017 Jun 15;23(12):e54-e61. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-0590. PMID: 28620005
Radiation-induced meningiomas.
Boljesíkova E, Chorvath M
Neoplasma 2001;48(6):442-4. PMID: 11949834
Geographical neurosurgery.
Ohaegbulam SC
Neurol Res 1999 Mar;21(2):161-70. doi: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11740912. PMID: 10100202

Recent systematic reviews

Risk of Subsequent Neoplasms in Childhood Cancer Survivors After Radiation Therapy: A PENTEC Comprehensive Review.
Casey DL, Vogelius IR, Brodin NP, Roberts KB, Avanzo M, Moni J, Owens C, Ronckers CM, Constine LS, Bentzen SM, Olch A
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2024 Jun 1;119(2):640-654. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.07.025. PMID: 37777927
Surveillance for subsequent neoplasms of the CNS for childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors: a systematic review and recommendations from the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group.
Bowers DC, Verbruggen LC, Kremer LCM, Hudson MM, Skinner R, Constine LS, Sabin ND, Bhangoo R, Haupt R, Hawkins MM, Jenkinson H, Khan RB, Klimo P Jr, Pretorius P, Ng A, Reulen RC, Ronckers CM, Sadighi Z, Scheinemann K, Schouten-van Meeteren N, Sugden E, Teepen JC, Ullrich NJ, Walter A, Wallace WH, Oeffinger KC, Armstrong GT, van der Pal HJH, Mulder RL
Lancet Oncol 2021 May;22(5):e196-e206. Epub 2021 Apr 9 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30688-4. PMID: 33845037

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