Meningiomas quisticos: presentacion de 3 casos / Cystic meningiomas: report of three cases

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Objective: to describe 3 cases of intracranial cystic meningioma. Description Case 1 (male, 24 years old), with headache, vomits, right homonymous hemianopsia and conductal disorder, in the last 2 months. MRI left parieto - occipital cystic tumor. Case 2 (male, 56 years old) with generalized siezure, in the last month. MRI. left parietal cystic tumor. In the three cases, the suspected diagnose was glioma. Intervention in the 3 cases a craniotomy was perfomed, with total (cases 2 and 3) or partial resection of the tumor (case 1). The cysts were intratumoral (case 2) and extratumoral (cases 1 and 3). Pathology informed meningioma. The outcome was favorable, with no complications. Conclusion: It is very difficult to make a diagnosis of cystic meningioma before surgery procedure and pathological analysis. During surgery they behave as solid meningiomas