Table 3 Reported cases of simultaneous or collision astrocytoma and meningioma
N. cases | Author(year) | Age/Sex | Location of meningioma | Location of astrocytoma | Clinical presentation | Radiological diagnosis | Pathological diagnosis | Treatment (after first operation. month) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | F. Maiuri et al. [1]. (2005) | 68Â F | Flax (posterior third left) | Right temporal | Asymptomatic (T.I.A with ischemia) | MRI | Low-grade astrocytoma | Two-stage removal (12 mo.) |
2 | 65Â M | Flax (anterior third left) | Left-frontal | Generalized epileptic seizure | CT | WHO grade II astrocytoma | One-stage removal, irradiation | |
3 | Goyal et al. [31] (2003) | 34Â F | Tentorial | Right frontal | Generalized tonic clonic seizure and headache | MRI | Anaplastic astrocytoma Transitional meningioma | Two-stage removal (10Â day) |
4 | Prayson et al. [3] (2002) | 87Â F | Right frontal lobe | Right frontal lobe | Progressive left hemiparesis urinary incontinence | MRI | Malignant astrocytoma Syncytial meningioma | One-stage removal |
5 | Spallone et al. [7] (1991) | 47Â M | Right parieto-occipital | Right temporo-parietal | Generalized seizures and intellectual impairment | CT | Astrocytoma (WHO II) Psammomatous meningioma | Two-stage removal (15Â month) chemotherapy irradiation |
6 | 48Â F | Cavernous sinus | Left paraventricular | Headache and confusion | CT | Malignant astrocytoma Fibroblastic | Stereotactic biopsy-irradiation-chemotherapy | |
7 | Dario. A et al. [9] (1995) | 58Â F | Parietal parasagittal | Right temporal | Progressive mental deterioration seizures | CT | Anaplastic astrocytoma | Two-stage removal (22 mon.) |
8 | Arnetoli. G et al. [32] (1983) | 44Â M | Right parasagittal | Right parietal | Fainting spells of epileptic nature | CT Carotid angiography | Protoplasmic astrocytoma angioblastic meningioma | One-stage removal Chemotherapy |
9 | Khalatbari et al. [33] (2010) | 12Â M | Left ventricular trigone | Left ventricular trigone | Headache nausea seizures | MRI | Anaplastic astrocytoma (WHO grade III) | One-stage removal |
10 | Tokunaga, T., et al. [34] (1991) | 69Â F | Right parietal lobe | Right parietal convexity | Partial seizure of the left arm | CT Carotid angiography | Moderately differentiated astrocytoma | One-stage removal irradiation |
11 | Zhang et al. [35] (2015) | 39Â M | Left lateral ventricular trigone | Left lateral ventricular trigone | Headaches and dizziness | CT MRI | Oligodendrocytes-astrocytoma Malignant meningioma | One-stage removal Gamma-knife radiotherapy |