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Metaplastic Meningioma

MedGen UID:
237197
•Concept ID:
C1384407
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Metaplastic meningioma
SNOMED CT: Metaplastic meningioma (1157020002)

Definition

A WHO grade I meningioma characterized by the presence of a prominent mesenchymal component. The mesenchymal component may be osseous, cartilaginous, myxoid, lipomatous, or a mixture of mesenchymal elements. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMetaplastic Meningioma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

About a rare pediatric case of myxoid meningioma.
Bedioui A, Rkhami M, Jemel N, Somrani K, Badri M, Zammel I
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Jan;38(1):195-198. Epub 2021 Apr 7 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05156-1. PMID: 33829279
Myxoid meningioma: A case report of an extremely rare subtype of metaplastic meningioma.
Rahar S, Ahuja A, Bharati P, Bhardwaj M, Chaudhary A
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2020 Apr-Jun;63(2):267-269. doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_111_19. PMID: 32317529
Thoracic psammomatous meningioma with osseous metaplasia: a controversial diagnosis of a case report and literature review.
Wang C, Chen Y, Zhang L, Ma X, Chen B, Li S
World J Surg Oncol 2019 Aug 24;17(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12957-019-1694-5. PMID: 31445511Free PMC Article
Intracranial cystic meningiomas: A series of six patients.
Altunrende ME, Göker B, Dolgun M, Akçakaya MO, Kasımcan MÖ, Şencan F, Hamamcıoğlu MK, Kırış T
Neurocirugia (Astur : Engl Ed) 2019 Jul-Aug;30(4):159-166. Epub 2019 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.neucir.2019.01.003. PMID: 30792109
Ossified spinal meningiomas: Clinical and surgical features.
Alafaci C, Grasso G, Granata F, Salpietro FM, Tomasello F
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2016 Mar;142:93-97. Epub 2016 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.01.026. PMID: 26827166

Diagnosis

Incidental Metaplastic Primary Pulmonary Meningioma.
Barrett T, George Z, Khatskevich K, Forcucci JA, Hajar C
Int J Surg Pathol 2024 Jun;32(4):776-779. Epub 2023 Jul 24 doi: 10.1177/10668969231188898. PMID: 37487200
Myxoid meningioma: A case report of an extremely rare subtype of metaplastic meningioma.
Rahar S, Ahuja A, Bharati P, Bhardwaj M, Chaudhary A
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2020 Apr-Jun;63(2):267-269. doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_111_19. PMID: 32317529
Thoracic psammomatous meningioma with osseous metaplasia: a controversial diagnosis of a case report and literature review.
Wang C, Chen Y, Zhang L, Ma X, Chen B, Li S
World J Surg Oncol 2019 Aug 24;17(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12957-019-1694-5. PMID: 31445511Free PMC Article
Xanthomatous Meningioma: A Case Report.
Ersoz S, Yilmaz ZS, Eyuboglu I, Yazar U
Turk Neurosurg 2019;29(1):141-144. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19561-16.1. PMID: 28191624
Revisiting Lipomatous Meningioma: A Case Report and Review of an Unusual Entity.
Gasparinho MG, Ferreira M, Lavrador JP, Livraghi S
Int J Surg Pathol 2015 Aug;23(5):399-403. Epub 2015 Apr 24 doi: 10.1177/1066896915583695. PMID: 25911563

Prognosis

About a rare pediatric case of myxoid meningioma.
Bedioui A, Rkhami M, Jemel N, Somrani K, Badri M, Zammel I
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Jan;38(1):195-198. Epub 2021 Apr 7 doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05156-1. PMID: 33829279
Thoracic psammomatous meningioma with osseous metaplasia: a controversial diagnosis of a case report and literature review.
Wang C, Chen Y, Zhang L, Ma X, Chen B, Li S
World J Surg Oncol 2019 Aug 24;17(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12957-019-1694-5. PMID: 31445511Free PMC Article
Ossified spinal meningiomas: Clinical and surgical features.
Alafaci C, Grasso G, Granata F, Salpietro FM, Tomasello F
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2016 Mar;142:93-97. Epub 2016 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.01.026. PMID: 26827166
Osseous metaplastic meningioma in the thoracic spine mimicking osteosarcoma: a case report.
Mannoji C, Koda M, Murakami M, Kubosawa H, Yamazaki M, Okawa A, Furuya T, Takahashi K
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2013 May 1;38(10):E632-4. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31828a34e3. PMID: 23380825
Intraventricular metaplastic meningioma in a child: case report and review of the literature.
Dulai MS, Khan AM, Edwards MS, Vogel H
Neuropathology 2009 Dec;29(6):708-12. Epub 2009 Mar 3 doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2009.01008.x. PMID: 19389075

Clinical prediction guides

Thoracic psammomatous meningioma with osseous metaplasia: a controversial diagnosis of a case report and literature review.
Wang C, Chen Y, Zhang L, Ma X, Chen B, Li S
World J Surg Oncol 2019 Aug 24;17(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12957-019-1694-5. PMID: 31445511Free PMC Article
Xanthomatous Meningioma: A Case Report.
Ersoz S, Yilmaz ZS, Eyuboglu I, Yazar U
Turk Neurosurg 2019;29(1):141-144. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.19561-16.1. PMID: 28191624
Ossified spinal meningiomas: Clinical and surgical features.
Alafaci C, Grasso G, Granata F, Salpietro FM, Tomasello F
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2016 Mar;142:93-97. Epub 2016 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.01.026. PMID: 26827166
Spinal metaplastic meningioma with osseous differentiation in the ventral thoracic spinal canal.
Yamane K, Tanaka M, Sugimoto Y, Ichimura K, Ozaki T
Acta Med Okayama 2014;68(5):313-6. doi: 10.18926/AMO/52901. PMID: 25338489
Myxoid meningioma: a rare metaplastic meningioma variant in a patient presenting with intratumoral hemorrhage.
Krisht KM, Altay T, Couldwell WT
J Neurosurg 2012 Apr;116(4):861-5. Epub 2012 Jan 20 doi: 10.3171/2011.12.JNS111020. PMID: 22264183

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