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Meningioma presenting at a site of a previously aspirated brain abscess

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We report the case of a meningioma which developed in the parieto-occipital lobe at the site where a brain abscess had been aspirated 9 years previously. There was no history of head trauma. To the best of our knowledge this is the first reported case of a meningioma associated and possibly aetiologically related to a previous inflammatory process in the absence of head trauma. The association of chronic inflammation and the subsequent development of a meningioma is discussed.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel

    E. Reichenthal, A. B. Rubinstein, I. Shevach & M. L. Cohen

  2. Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Israel

    E. Reichenthal, A. B. Rubinstein, I. Shevach & M. L. Cohen

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Reichenthal, E., Rubinstein, A.B., Shevach, I. et al. Meningioma presenting at a site of a previously aspirated brain abscess. Acta neurochir 109, 142–144 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01403010

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