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Childhood Grade 2 Meningioma

MedGen UID:
389539
•Concept ID:
C2347759
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Childhood Grade II Meningioma

Definition

A grade II meningioma that occurs during childhood. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChildhood Grade 2 Meningioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of pediatric intracranial meningiomas: an analysis of 31 cases and review of literature.
Ravindranath K, Vasudevan MC, Pande A, Symss N
Childs Nerv Syst 2013 Apr;29(4):573-82. Epub 2013 Jan 5 doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-2010-7. PMID: 23292441
Clinical features and treatment of World Health Organization grade II and III meningiomas in childhood: report of 23 cases.
Wang XQ, Jiang CC, Zhao L, Gong Y, Hu J, Chen H
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2012 Nov;10(5):423-33. Epub 2012 Aug 31 doi: 10.3171/2012.7.PEDS12179. PMID: 22938082

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Obesity, obesities and gastrointestinal cancers.
Zou Y, Pitchumoni CS
Dis Mon 2023 Dec;69(12):101592. Epub 2023 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2023.101592. PMID: 37308362
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
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 after high-dose cranial irradiation.
Godlewski B, Drummond KJ, Kaye AH
J Clin Neurosci 2012 Dec;19(12):1627-35. Epub 2012 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.05.011. PMID: 22836037
Spinal meningioma in childhood: clinical features and treatment.
Wang XQ, Zeng XW, Zhang BY, Dou YF, Wu JS, Jiang CC, Zhong P, Chen H
Childs Nerv Syst 2012 Jan;28(1):129-36. Epub 2011 Sep 25 doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1570-2. PMID: 21947034

Diagnosis

Obesity, obesities and gastrointestinal cancers.
Zou Y, Pitchumoni CS
Dis Mon 2023 Dec;69(12):101592. Epub 2023 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2023.101592. PMID: 37308362
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
The growth rate and clinical outcomes of radiation induced meningioma undergoing treatment or active monitoring.
Gillespie CS, Islim AI, Taweel BA, Millward CP, Kumar S, Rathi N, Mehta S, Haylock BJ, Thorp N, Gilkes CE, Lawson DDA, Mills SJ, Chavredakis E, Farah JO, Brodbelt AR, Jenkinson MD
J Neurooncol 2021 Jun;153(2):239-249. Epub 2021 Apr 22 doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03761-3. PMID: 33886110Free PMC Article
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
Childhood and juvenile meningiomas.
Gao X, Zhang R, Mao Y, Wang Y
Childs Nerv Syst 2009 Dec;25(12):1571-80. Epub 2009 Jul 30 doi: 10.1007/s00381-009-0964-x. PMID: 19641924

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
Second brain tumors following central nervous system radiotherapy in childhood.
Chojnacka M, Pędziwiatr K, Skowrońska-Gardas A, Perek-Polnik M, Perek D, Olasek P
Br J Radiol 2014 Sep;87(1041):20140211. Epub 2014 Jun 27 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20140211. PMID: 24968876Free PMC Article
Radiation-induced meningiomas after high-dose cranial irradiation.
Godlewski B, Drummond KJ, Kaye AH
J Clin Neurosci 2012 Dec;19(12):1627-35. Epub 2012 Jul 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.05.011. PMID: 22836037
Secondary intracranial meningiomas after high-dose cranial irradiation: report of five cases and review of the literature.
Strojan P, Popović M, Jereb B
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2000 Aug 1;48(1):65-73. doi: 10.1016/s0360-3016(00)00609-x. PMID: 10924973
Secondary brain tumors in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia at St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Walter AW, Hancock ML, Pui CH, Hudson MM, Ochs JS, Rivera GK, Pratt CB, Boyett JM, Kun LE
J Clin Oncol 1998 Dec;16(12):3761-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1998.16.12.3761. PMID: 9850019

Prognosis

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
Management of pediatric intracranial meningiomas: an analysis of 31 cases and review of literature.
Ravindranath K, Vasudevan MC, Pande A, Symss N
Childs Nerv Syst 2013 Apr;29(4):573-82. Epub 2013 Jan 5 doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-2010-7. PMID: 23292441
Pediatric microcystic meningioma: a clinical, histological, and radiographic case-based review.
Manwaring J, Ahmadian A, Stapleton S, Gonzalez-Gomez I, Rodriguez L, Carey C, Tuite GF
Childs Nerv Syst 2013 Mar;29(3):361-5. Epub 2012 Dec 19 doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-1991-6. PMID: 23250249
Spinal meningioma in childhood: clinical features and treatment.
Wang XQ, Zeng XW, Zhang BY, Dou YF, Wu JS, Jiang CC, Zhong P, Chen H
Childs Nerv Syst 2012 Jan;28(1):129-36. Epub 2011 Sep 25 doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1570-2. PMID: 21947034
Childhood and juvenile meningiomas.
Gao X, Zhang R, Mao Y, Wang Y
Childs Nerv Syst 2009 Dec;25(12):1571-80. Epub 2009 Jul 30 doi: 10.1007/s00381-009-0964-x. PMID: 19641924

Clinical prediction guides

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
Late toxicity following craniospinal radiation for early-stage medulloblastoma.
Christopherson KM, Rotondo RL, Bradley JA, Pincus DW, Wynn TT, Fort JA, Morris CG, Mendenhall NP, Marcus RB Jr, Indelicato DJ
Acta Oncol 2014 Apr;53(4):471-80. Epub 2014 Feb 24 doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2013.862596. PMID: 24564687
Clinical features and treatment of World Health Organization grade II and III meningiomas in childhood: report of 23 cases.
Wang XQ, Jiang CC, Zhao L, Gong Y, Hu J, Chen H
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2012 Nov;10(5):423-33. Epub 2012 Aug 31 doi: 10.3171/2012.7.PEDS12179. PMID: 22938082
Pediatric meningiomas: a single-center experience with 15 consecutive cases and review of the literature.
Santos MV, Furlanetti L, Valera ET, Brassesco MS, Tone LG, de Oliveira RS
Childs Nerv Syst 2012 Nov;28(11):1887-96. Epub 2012 Jun 6 doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-1823-8. PMID: 22669518
Childhood and adolescent meningiomas: a report of 38 cases and review of literature.
Menon G, Nair S, Sudhir J, Rao BR, Mathew A, Bahuleyan B
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2009 Mar;151(3):239-44; discussion 244. Epub 2009 Feb 24 doi: 10.1007/s00701-009-0206-8. PMID: 19238320

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