Meningiomas in a mother and daughter

THE FAMILIAL OCCURENCE of meningiomas without evidence of neurofibromatosis was first reported by Gaist and Piazza,’ who found this type of tumor in a brother and sister. They could discover no previous similar instance, nor could w e in a subsequent survey. We have encountered typical and similar meningiomas in ;I mother and daughter. While it is possible that, in both circumstances, the familial occurrence of meningiomas represents a simple coincidence, this report is made to add to the body of information relative to familial and hereditary aspects of neoplasia.