Table 1.
Clinical features of reported primary mediastinal meningiomas.
| authors | published | year sex |
site | site (origin) | symptoms | greatest diameter | subtypes | treatment | follow up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson AJ et al. [5] |
1979 | 63 M |
right | sympathetic chain (Stellate ganglion) |
Horner's syndrome | 4.0 cm | ND | surgery | ND |
| Falleni M et al. [6] |
2001 | 45 F |
right | mediastinal paravertebral lesion |
none | 4.5 cm | transitional | surgery | 11 years disease free |
| Palimento D et al. [7] | 2006 | 45 F |
left | posterior paravertebral lesion |
spontaneous hemothorax | 12 cm | angioblastic | surgery | ND |
| Chen F et al. [8] | 2009 | 41 M |
right | anterior mediastinum | chest distress cough |
12 cm | malignant | surgery + radiation | 9 months disease free |
| Present case | 64 M |
left | anterior mediastinum | oppressing feeling | 9 cm | atypical | surgery | 12 months disease free |
ND: Not described