Foramen magnum meningioma causing rapid neurological deterioration in a 28-week pregnant woman

Çelik Ö., Şeker A., Özen A., Uyar Bozkurt S., Yoldemir T., ZİYAL M. İ.

MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.27, sa.1, ss.47-50, 2014 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5472/mmj.2013.03010.0
  • Dergi Adı: MARMARA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.47-50
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pregnancy, Foramen magnum, Meningioma, Progesterone receptor
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Although meningiomas are known as slow-growing tumors, they can present accelerated growth pattern due to hormonal receptor expression during pregnancy. The authors present a foramen magnum meningioma causing rapid life threatening neurological deterioration in a 28-week pregnant woman. Possible treatment strategies for this rare clinical scenario are also discussed.