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Radiation-associated meningioma in a child is rare. We report a case of xanthomatous meningioma, a rare subtype even in the adult population, which occurred in a 10-year-old boy who had undergone irradiation therapy for ependymoma at the age of 2 years. Histological examination of the tumor revealed a mixture of meningothelial cells and abundant foamy xanthomatous cells, with no apparent atypical cellular features. Xanthomatous meningioma associated with therapeutic high-dose irradiation in a child has not yet been documented. Immunohistochemical studies and the clinical course are evaluated with a review of the literature.
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Received: 15 September 1998 Revised: 26 February 1999
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Ijiri, R., Tanaka, Y., Hara, M. et al. Radiation-associated xanthomatous meningioma in a child. Child's Nerv Syst 16, 304–308 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003810050519
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