Cervical Lymph Node Metastases fromMeningioma: Report of Two Cases andTreatment Outcome

Abstract

Meningioma is usually a benign central nervous system (CNS) tumor. Metastasisis rare; however if it does occur the most metastatic sites are the liver and lungs. Here,two cases of CNS meningioma with metastasis to cervical lymph nodes are reported.The first case, a 48 year-old man developed cervical lymph node metastasis nine yearsafter primary tumor diagnosis. The second case, a 23 year-old woman with parietallobe meningioma, developed lymph node metastasis in the neck nine months afterthe diagnosis of meningioma

Keywords

• Meningioma
• Metastasis
• Lymph node
• Neck