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  • Title: Recurrent rhabdoid meningioma with lymph node, pulmonary and bone metastases: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
    Author: Kakkar A, Baghmar S, Garg A, Suri V, Raina V, Sarkar C, Sharma MC.
    Journal: Brain Tumor Pathol; 2016 Jul; 33(3):228-33. PubMed ID: 26875176.
    Abstract:
    Rhabdoid meningioma is a rare meningioma variant, classified as WHO grade III. Although this tumor is known for its aggressive behavior and poor prognosis, extracranial metastasis is rare. We report the rare case of a 31-year-old patient with rhabdoid meningioma which recurred several times despite gross total resection, radiation therapy, and gamma knife radiosurgery, and the last recurrence was associated with metastases to lungs, lymph node and bone. The patient showed no response to paclitaxel-carboplatin, or vincristine-cyclophosphamide-adriamycin chemotherapy, and succumbed to the disease. Metastases from rhabdoid meningioma prove to be a diagnostic challenge, and treatment for metastatic meningiomas is not optimized, thus necessitating documentation and interdisciplinary consensus on management protocols.
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