Hemangiopericytic meningioma with extracranial spread to multiple sites without intracranial recurrence.

This report describes a hemangiopericytic meningioma with extracranial metastases in a 46-year-old man. Metastases developed in his right femur 2 1/2 and 4 1/2 years post operation; he received radiotherapy both times. Now 5 years after the primary operation the patient is alive but shows signs of a subcutaneous tumor in the area of the right posterior iliac crest, most likely metastatic tumor tissue. The case is discussed with special attention paid to the path tumor spread.