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Meningioma

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Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children

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Abstract

There are many similarities between pediatric meningiomas and adult counterparts. However, there are several characteristics that are unique to pediatric meningiomas, and these include male predominance, often larger size at presentation, lack of dura attachment, and unusual anatomical locations. In contrast to adult intracranial meningiomas, pediatric meningiomas only account for 2–4.2 % of all pediatric tumors.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Sydney Children’s Hospital, High St., Randwick, Sydney, 2031, Australia

    Saeed Kohan MBBS, FRACS

  2. Suite 17 Level 5, St. George Private Hospital, 1 South St Kogarah, NSW, Sydney, 2217, Australia

    Saeed Kohan MBBS, FRACS

  3. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Acibadem University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    M. Memet Özek M.D.

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  1. Neurosurgery, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

    M. Memet Özek

  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono Children's Hospital, Naples, Napoli, Italy

    Giuseppe Cinalli

  3. Dept. Neurosurgery, Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Wirginia Maixner

  4. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, Paris, France

    Christian Sainte-Rose

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Kohan, S., Özek, M.M. (2015). Meningioma. In: Özek, M., Cinalli, G., Maixner, W., Sainte-Rose, C. (eds) Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11274-9_55

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