Multiple Meningiomas: A Case Report

ABSTRACT

Meningioma has been considered to be rare as multiple growths. More often than not, they are associated with neurofibromatosis, bilateral acoustic tumors and multiple angiomata. Less frequently multiple meningiomas may be present without these associated problems. Cushing and Eisenhardt called the former "meningiomatosis" and the latter multiple meningiomas. The incidence of multiple meningiomas has been reported 1-8.9% of all intracranial meningiomas. The availability of CT has increased the incidence of the diagnosis of multiple meningiomas by visualizing smaller meningiomas which would have remained undetected and it seems to be reasonable that some elderly patients with multiple lesions diagnosed by CT should be followed and not operated on. We report a patient with multiple meningiomas without evidence of von Recklinghausen's disease and explore its various theories of the etiology.