Peritumoral Cystic Meningioma
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2003; 13 (8): 461-2
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-62608
ABSTRACT
A case of 39 years old male is described who presented with headache, right-sided focal fits and decreased power in the right hand. CT scan brain showed a left fronto-parietal cystic lesion with centrolateral intramural nodule with homogenous enhancement. At surgery, the extra-axial lesion with cyst containing xanthochromic fluid had a well-defined capsule that could easily be separated from the peri-lesional cortical surface. The dural-based nodule with its cyst wall was resected in toto. The histopathology of mural nodule was reported as meningioma while the cyst wall histology revealed meningothelial cells
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
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Neurosurgical Procedures
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Meningeal Neoplasms
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Meningioma
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Year:
2003
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