Cranioplasty of an extremely large cranial defect caused by transitional meningioma with a knitted polypropylen-polyester prothesis codubix

The authors report a case of transitional cell meningioma of the convexity which destroyed a large portion of the calvarium and invaded subcutaneous tissue. The tumour was totally removed and a large cranial defect/430 cm2 in size/was filled with a polypropylenopolyester knitted prothesis "Codu...

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Published in:Acta neurochirurgica 1991-01, Vol.112 (3-4), p.147-150
Main Authors: KOTWICA, Z, ZAWIRSKI, M, ANDRZEJAK, S, PAPIERZ, W, CHMIELOWSKI, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Meningeal Neoplasms - pathology
Meningeal Neoplasms - surgery
Meningioma - pathology
Meningioma - surgery
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neurosurgery
Polyesters
Polypropylenes
Prostheses and Implants
Skull - pathology
Skull - surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
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Summary:The authors report a case of transitional cell meningioma of the convexity which destroyed a large portion of the calvarium and invaded subcutaneous tissue. The tumour was totally removed and a large cranial defect/430 cm2 in size/was filled with a polypropylenopolyester knitted prothesis "Codubix" with an excellent result. The problems of chronioplastic closure of such an unusually large skull defect and the advantages of the use of the material "Codubix" are discussed.
ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/BF01405144