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Table 1 Summary of seven cases of cystic meningioangiomatosis

From: Multicystic meningioangiomatosis

Authors

Age (yrs)/sex

Symptoms and signs

Radiological findings

Cyst characteristics

Operation

Postoperative outcome

Fedi M [3]

18/F

Rapidly progressing right hemiparesis and urinary incontinence

Three lesions in the left frontal cortex and subcortical white matter, a large meningioma in the foramen magnum, bilateral acoustic and right trigeminal neuromas

Small cysts within the lesions

Resection of meningioma

Died of bilateral brainstem infarction 8 months later

Wang Y [4]

12/M

Intractable seizures for 7 years

Cystic lesion in the left frontal lobe

Large cyst within the lesion

Lesionectomy

Seizures controlled with antiepileptic drugs for 10 months

Kobayashi H [5]

14/M

Intractable seizures for 3 years

A 2–3 cm mass containing small cysts in the left frontal lobe; the mass was hypointense on T1 images and isointense on T2 images

Small cysts in the periphery of the lesion

Total removal

Seizures controlled with two antiepileptic drugs for 10 months

Kuchelmeister K [6]

58/M

Headache, forgetfulness for 10 years

Multiple cysts and a meningioma in the right frontal lobe

Septated large multiple cysts

Total removal

Forgetfulness persisted; no recurrence of the lesion for 2 years after the surgery

Park MS [7]

47/F

Headache, generalized seizures for 5 years

Round calcified masses and eccentric cysts with edema in the left frontoparietal and right parietal lobes

Eccentric cysts in the left lesion

Total removal of the left lesion

No seizures or headaches for 15 months after the surgery

53/M

Headache, generalized seizures for 2 years

Dense round calcified cysts in the left frontal and parietal lobes

Multiple macrocysts within the lesions

Total removal of both frontal and parietal lesions

No seizures or headaches for 7 months after the surgery

Author’s case

21/F

Generalized complex seizures for 11 years

Lesion showing heterogeneous signals in the right temporal lobe

Multiple microcysts within the lesion

Total surgical removal

No seizures for 2 years after the surgery