Meningeal tumors histologically mimicking meningioma.

Valeria Barresi, Maria Caffo, Giovanni Branca, Rosario Caltabiano, Giovanni Tuccari

Department of Human Pathology, Section of Pathological Anatomy, University of Messina, Italy. vbarresi@unime.it

Pathology, research and practice 2012 Oct 15

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A number of meningeal neoplastic lesions may radiologically and clinically simulate meningioma. In the present paper, we review meningeal non-meningothelial tumors which may also mimic different histotypes of meningioma at the histological examination. Awareness that these lesions exist may facilitate their recognition and correct diagnosis, which is of fundamental importance for prognosis and an appropriate therapeutic approach. Histological and immunohistochemical clues for the differential diagnosis are discussed. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

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Valeria Barresi, Maria Caffo, Giovanni Branca, Rosario Caltabiano, Giovanni Tuccari. Meningeal tumors histologically mimicking meningioma. Pathology, research and practice. 2012 Oct 15;208(10):567-77