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Psammomatous meningioma

MedGen UID:
90815
•Concept ID:
C0334607
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Meningioma, Psammomatous; Meningiomas, Psammomatous; Psammomatous Meningioma; Psammomatous Meningiomas
SNOMED CT: Psammomatous meningioma (38431002); Psammoma (38431002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004143

Definition

A WHO grade I meningioma characterized by the presence of psammoma bodies that predominate over the meningeal cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPsammomatous meningioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Psammomatoid ossifying fibromas: immunohistochemical analysis and differential diagnosis with psammomatous meningiomas of craniofacial bones.
Granados R, Carrillo R, Nájera L, García-Villanueva M, Patrón M
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2006 May;101(5):614-9. Epub 2006 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2005.03.036. PMID: 16632273

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Correlations Among Consistency, Computed Tomography Values, and Histopathological Subtypes of Spinal Meningioma.
Aoyama T, Ogiwara T, Ito K, Miyaoka Y, Fujii Y, Hanaoka Y, Hasegawa T, Watanabe G, Seguchi T, Hongo K
Acta Med Okayama 2021 Dec;75(6):713-718. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62811. PMID: 34955539
Thoracic psammomatous meningioma with osseous metaplasia: a controversial diagnosis of a case report and literature review.
Wang C, Chen Y, Zhang L, Ma X, Chen B, Li S
World J Surg Oncol 2019 Aug 24;17(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12957-019-1694-5. PMID: 31445511Free PMC Article
Imaging features of intracranial psammomatous meningioma.
Liu L, Lu Y, Peng W, Geng D, Wen J, Xiong J, Zou L, Yin B
J Neuroradiol 2017 Oct;44(6):395-399. Epub 2017 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.neurad.2017.06.003. PMID: 28689601
Clinical Features, Radiologic Findings, and Surgical Outcomes of 65 Intracranial Psammomatous Meningiomas.
Lin Z, Zhao M, Ren X, Wang J, Li Z, Chen X, Wang Y, Li X, Wang C, Jiang Z
World Neurosurg 2017 Apr;100:395-406. Epub 2017 Jan 27 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.01.056. PMID: 28132920
Circumferential intradural meningioma of the thoracic spinal cord.
Foster M, Soh C, DuPlessis D, Karabatsou K
Spine J 2016 Jul;16(7):e479-83. Epub 2016 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2016.02.053. PMID: 26949034

Diagnosis

Increased 68Ga-FAPI Uptake in Psammomatous Meningioma in a Patient With Gallbladder Cancer.
Peng D, Yang X, Yan Q, Gong W, Chen Y
Clin Nucl Med 2023 Jan 1;48(1):73-74. Epub 2022 Sep 30 doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004424. PMID: 36469063
Cervical En-Plaque Extradural Meningioma Involving Brachial Plexus.
Sivaraju L, Thakar S, Ghosal N, Hegde AS
World Neurosurg 2017 Dec;108:994.e7-994.e10. Epub 2017 Sep 8 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.004. PMID: 28893699
Cervical extradural meningioma: case report and literature review.
Frank BL, Harrop JS, Hanna A, Ratliff J
J Spinal Cord Med 2008;31(3):302-5. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2008.11760727. PMID: 18795481Free PMC Article
Recurrent spinal meningioma: a case report with review of the literature.
Nadkarni B, Arora A, Kumar S, Bhatia A
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) 2005 Dec;13(3):326-9. doi: 10.1177/230949900501300322. PMID: 16365503
Meningioma of the cavernous sinus in a child.
Erşahin Y, Ozdamar N, Demirtaş E, Karabiyikoğlu M
Childs Nerv Syst 1999 Jan;15(1):8-10. doi: 10.1007/s003810050318. PMID: 10066014

Therapy

Increased 68Ga-FAPI Uptake in Psammomatous Meningioma in a Patient With Gallbladder Cancer.
Peng D, Yang X, Yan Q, Gong W, Chen Y
Clin Nucl Med 2023 Jan 1;48(1):73-74. Epub 2022 Sep 30 doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004424. PMID: 36469063
Corynebacterium minutissimum infecting pseudomeningocele: a rare case.
Eshwara VK, Munim F, Shetty A, Gupta A, Nitin J, Mukhopadhyay C
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2014 Apr;47(2):149-51. Epub 2012 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.07.014. PMID: 23010538
Multiple primary cranio-spinal tumours in a 13-year-old female with neurofibromatosis type 2 management strategy.
Stachowicz-Stencel T, Synakiewicz A, Bien E, Adamkiewicz-Drozynska E, Wybieralska-Dubaniewicz M, Balcerska A
Childs Nerv Syst 2011 Jan;27(1):175-8. Epub 2010 Jul 27 doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1238-3. PMID: 20661577Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Epidemiology and survival of patients with spinal meningiomas: A SEER analysis.
Cao Y, Jiang Y, Liu C, Jin R, Jin Z, Hong X, Zhao L, Zhao G, Wang Y
Eur J Surg Oncol 2021 Sep;47(9):2340-2345. Epub 2021 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.01.012. PMID: 33546961
Thoracic psammomatous meningioma with osseous metaplasia: a controversial diagnosis of a case report and literature review.
Wang C, Chen Y, Zhang L, Ma X, Chen B, Li S
World J Surg Oncol 2019 Aug 24;17(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12957-019-1694-5. PMID: 31445511Free PMC Article
Imaging features of intracranial psammomatous meningioma.
Liu L, Lu Y, Peng W, Geng D, Wen J, Xiong J, Zou L, Yin B
J Neuroradiol 2017 Oct;44(6):395-399. Epub 2017 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.neurad.2017.06.003. PMID: 28689601
Rare growth of a psammomatous meningioma in a mature ovarian teratoma: a case report.
Mandal S, Dhingra K, Gupta P, Khurana N
Pathol Res Pract 2010 May 15;206(5):322-4. Epub 2009 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2009.05.011. PMID: 19616897
Bilateral angiosarcoma of the breast--a case report.
Khoshim M, Sadiq S, Ajarim D, Jamjoom ZA
Jpn J Surg 1991 Nov;21(6):693-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02471057. PMID: 1787618

Clinical prediction guides

Thoracic psammomatous meningioma with osseous metaplasia: a controversial diagnosis of a case report and literature review.
Wang C, Chen Y, Zhang L, Ma X, Chen B, Li S
World J Surg Oncol 2019 Aug 24;17(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12957-019-1694-5. PMID: 31445511Free PMC Article
Imaging features of intracranial psammomatous meningioma.
Liu L, Lu Y, Peng W, Geng D, Wen J, Xiong J, Zou L, Yin B
J Neuroradiol 2017 Oct;44(6):395-399. Epub 2017 Jul 6 doi: 10.1016/j.neurad.2017.06.003. PMID: 28689601
Clinical Features, Radiologic Findings, and Surgical Outcomes of 65 Intracranial Psammomatous Meningiomas.
Lin Z, Zhao M, Ren X, Wang J, Li Z, Chen X, Wang Y, Li X, Wang C, Jiang Z
World Neurosurg 2017 Apr;100:395-406. Epub 2017 Jan 27 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.01.056. PMID: 28132920
Association of breast cancer and meningioma. Report of 12 new cases and review of the literature.
Bonito D, Giarelli L, Falconieri G, Bonifacio-Gori D, Tomasic G, Vielh P
Pathol Res Pract 1993 May;189(4):399-404. doi: 10.1016/s0344-0338(11)80326-2. PMID: 8351240
Extradural-mediastinal meningioma in a child. Case report.
Oganesjan SS, Oganesjan AS
Zentralbl Neurochir 1984;45(1):85-9. PMID: 6730794

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