Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia (Apr 2005)

Múltiplas metástases pulmonares de meningioma benigno Multiple pulmonary metastases of benign meningioma

  • Adalberto Sperb Rubin,
  • Liliana Gomes Pellegrin,
  • Nelson da Silva Porto,
  • Geraldo Geyer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132005000200015
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 2
pp. 177 – 180

Abstract

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Os meningiomas representam um sexto de todas as neoplasias primárias do sistema nervoso central e raramente desenvolvem metástases extracranianas. A presença de metástases múltiplas, bem como de sintomas respiratórios, são raros. Relata-se o caso de uma paciente de 67 anos com sintomas respiratórios de início subagudo e sem história de doença pulmonar prévia, que apresentou múltiplas metástases pulmonares originadas de meningioma benigno intracraniano, seis meses após a ressecção do tumor primário.Meningiomas account for approximately one-sixth of all primary neoplasms of the central nervous system and rarely present extracranial metastases. A finding of multiple metastases is rare, as is the presence of respiratory symptoms. Herein, we report the case of a 67-year-old female patient presenting subacute onset of respiratory symptoms. The patient had undergone resection of a benign intracranial meningioma six months prior, but had no history of lung disease. Upon examination, multiple pulmonary metastases, originating from the primary tumor, were observed.

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