A rare cystic lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma: A case report and review of the literature.

payth.elady61 shared this article with you from Inoreader A rare cystic lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma: A case report and review of the literature. Via Surgical neurology international,http://www.surgicalneurologyinternational.com/ Related Articles A rare cystic lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma: A case report and review of the literature. Surg Neurol Int. 2020;11:391 Authors: Firdaus M, Gill AS, Andriani R, Cahyanti D, Yunti MR, Faried A Abstract Background: Meningiomas are common central nervous system neoplasms, accounts for 30% of all primary intracranial neoplasms; the occurrence of meningiomas with cystic lesions is an exceptionally rare. Lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma (LPRM) is a rare pathological entity belong to the World Health Organization Grade I meningiomas. LPRM is characterized by abundant lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates which over-shadow the underlying meningothelial component. Case Description: A 42-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with a chronic headache for about 3 weeks prior to admission. His symptoms worsen, and subsequently, he experienced left extremities weakness about 1 week before admission. His brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed an irregular and heterogeneously enhancing solid lesion with intratumoral cystic changes at the temporal lobe. A gross total resection was performed; pathological examination revealed a cystic LPRM. Conclusion: This rare variant of meningioma is a benign tumor entity featured with massive inflammatory cell infiltration and often less proportion of meningothelial elements. Surgical resection remains the treatment of choice. This is the first report regarding cystic LPRM from Indonesia; we also summarized relevant literature upto-date, May 2020, reported LPRM cases. PMID: 33282453 [PubMed] View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.