Silent meningioma leading to death

Abstract

Benign intracranial meningiomas are seldom the cause of death in elderly. It may be the triggering factor for a sequence of events which may ultimately lead to death. The silent nature of such tumors leads to delay in diagnosis and thus proper management. Findings at autopsy may confirm the diagnosis and cause of death in such cases.

Sudden Unexpected Deaths Due to Intracranial Meningioma: Presentation of Six Fatal Cases, Review of the Literature, and A Discussion of the Mechanisms of Death

“…In regard to sudden deaths due to CNS diseases, they are usually the consequence of strokes, infections, neoplasms, degenerative disease, and epilepsy. Among the deaths due to intracranial neoplasms, sudden deaths due to meningioma are rarely reported in literature (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14).…”