The Youngest Meningioma? An Historic Maya Adolescent from Tipu, Belize

We present a hyperostotic cranial lesion in an adolescent from the early Historic population of Tipu in west central Belize. It fits most clinical and epidemiological patterns of meningeal expression in modern children, and differential diagnosis finds other possible conditions, including dietary deficiencies and genetic anemias, unlikely. The often subtle characteristics of meningiomas, which can be both osteolytic and osteoblastic, need to be described in detail to differentiate them from other conditions, especially porotic hyperostosis. The Tipu case is the only non‐adult exam ple to correspond with published clinical and paleopathological cases of the tumor.
Source: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology - Category: Science Authors: Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research