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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;21:553-555
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Unsuspected primary pulmonary meningioma

Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University of Rome, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy

Received 30 October 2001; received in revised form 19 December 2001; accepted 19 December 2001.

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e-mail: alfcesario{at}yahoo.com

Primary pulmonary meningioma is an uncommon, usually benign, soft tissue tumour which has rarely been reported. We report an additional case of primary pulmonary meningioma occurring in an asymptomatic 56-year-old man whose diagnosis was only established after resection. The features of this lesion together with a review of the previous literature are described.

Key Words: Primary pulmonary meningioma • Surgery