Primary pulmonary meningioma: A case report and review of the literature

Table 1 Patient characteristics

No.	Ref.	Age (Gender)	Symptom	Size (cm)	Histology	Follow-up
1	Kemnitz et al[3]	59 (F)	Weakness, loss ofappetite, weight loss	4.0	B	30
2	Chumas et al[14]	58 (F)	None	4.0	B	12
3	Zhang et al[15]	58 (F)	None	2.5	B	18
4	Kodama et al[16]	53 (M)	None	2.6	B	84
5	Drlicek et al[17]	41 (M)	None	2.5	B	72
6		62 (F)	None	6.0	B	72
7	Flynn et al[18]	63 (F)	Coughing	3.0	B	44
8		74 (F)	None	1.7	B	37
9	Maiorana et al[19]	68 (M)	None	1.8	B	24
10	Kaleem et al[20]	45 (F)	None	1.2	B	10
11	Lockett et al[21]	65 (M)	None	0.8	B	5
12	Ueno et al[22]	61 (F)	None	0.4-1.5	B	36
13	de Perrot et al[5]	57 (F)	None	0.9	B	30
14	Prayson et al[23]	51 (M)	None	6.5	M	10
15	Spinelli et al[24]	71 (F)	Bronchitis	1.5	B	96
16	Falleni et al[7]	59 (M)	None	2.5	B	30
17	Cesario et al[25]	56 (M)	None	2.0	B	72
18	CURA et al[26]	58 (F)	None	2.0	B	N
19	Comin et al[27]	33 (M)	Hemoptysis and thoracic pain	2.0	B	47
20	Rowsell et al[28]	51 (M)	None	4.0	B	8
21	Picquet et al[9]	54 (F)	None	1.4	B	6
22	Kaneda et al[29]	59 (F)	None	1.4	B	14
23	van der Meij et al[30]	40 (F)	Dyspnea, coughing dysphagia	5.0	M	40
24	Meirelles et al[31]	48 (M)	None	1.5	B	N
25	Incarbone et al[32]	24 (M)	Hemoptysis	2.4	B	42
26	Izumi et al[33]	18 (F)	Hemoptysis on exertion	3.3	B	15
27	Weber et al[4]	108 (F)	Asthenia, lack of appetite, loss of weight and anxiety	15.0	M	N
28	Lepanto et al[10]	60 (F)	None	1.6	B	12
29	Kim et al[34]	61 (F)	Chest pain	2.5	B	84
30	Jiang et al[35]	63 (F)	None	3.5	B	N
31	Juan et al[11]	55 (M)	None	4.5	B	6
32	Oide et al[36]	44 (M)	None	2.0	B	N
33	Huang et al[37]	44 (F)	Chest pain	2.5	B	6
34	Žulpaitė et al[38]	43 (F)	None	4.5	M	24
35	Hong et al[39]	54 (M)	Cough and sputum	1.6	B	24
36	Luo et al[40]	65 (F)	Cough	3.5	B	N
37	Xu et al[41]	65 (F)	Chest pain and tightness	0.7	B	N
38	Ohashi et al[42]	60 (F)	None	2.0	B	36
39	Bae et al[43]	43 (F)	None	1.9	B	26
40	Cimini et al[13]	80 (M)	None	1.4	B	N
41		80 (M)	None	1.2	M	N
42	Wang et al[44]	64 (F)	None	3.4 (cystic nodules 0.8-2)	B	N
43	Fujikawa et al[12]	62 (F)	None	0.8	B	20
45	Han et al[6]	64 (F)	None	0.6	B	28
44		75 (F)	None	0.6	B	2
46	Gürçay et al[45]	55 (F)	Cough	2.0	B	N
47	Jiang et al[8]	70 (M)	None	1.5	B	N
48	Bas et al[46]	57 (M)	Cough	1.0	B	N
49	Oh et al[47]	54 (M)	None	0.5-1.3	B	24
50	Present report	46 (F)	None	6.9	B	3

F: Female; M: Male; None: No symptoms; B: Benign; M: Malignant; N: Not reported.