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April 3, 2026International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Pediatric Fourth Ventricular Atypical Meningioma With a Whorling-Sclerosing Pattern: A Report of a Rare Tumor

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MVMihir VaidyaSRShruti RaoRPRashmi Parikh

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Overview

Case report details an atypical meningioma removed from a child’s fourth ventricle, highlighting rapid symptom relief post-surgery.

Key Points

  • To report a rare case of atypical meningioma in the pediatric population located in the fourth ventricle.
  • Case report of an 11-year-old boy
  • MRI imaging initially suggested medulloblastoma
  • Tumor excision followed by histological examination
  • Histology confirmed atypical meningioma with whorling-sclerosing pattern
  • Positive for EMA, PR, SSTR2A and retained MTAP and H3k27me3
  • MKI67 index was 8% to 10%
  • No CDKN2A/B homozygous deletion or TERT promoter mutation
  • Patient showed immediate symptom improvement post-surgery

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Vaidya et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cf5dc55a333a821460bc1chttps://doi.org/10.1177/10668969261436746
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