Meningioma craneofacial. Reporte de un caso / Craniofacial meningioma. Case report
Rev. argent. neurocir
;
18(3): 109-110, jul.-sept. 2004. ilus
Artigo
em Espanhol
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
to describe a craniofacial meningioma. Description a 50 years old female patient presented progressive headaches and left exoftalmus during the last year. MRI showed a tumoral lesion that involved the etmoidorbitalmaxilary region. Intervention the lesion was resected through the subfrontal approach after performing a bifrontal craniotomy with a supraorbital osteotomy. Pathology informed meningioma. Postoperatively the patient showed transient left ptosis, diplopia and CSF fistula. After 19 months the patient was asymptomatic and control MRI showed no tumor.Conclusion:
the craniofacial meningioma was totally resected using a combined approach with low morbidity at 18 months
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Assunto principal:
Base do Crânio
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Anormalidades Craniofaciais
/
Meningioma
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. argent. neurocir
Assunto da revista:
Neurocirurgia
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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