A Case Report of Meningioma "en plaque".
- Author:
Young Moon JUN
1
;
Kwang Myung KIM
;
Yung Chul OK
;
Kyu Woong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, The National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Exophthalmos;
Meningioma*
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1976;5(1):123-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Meningioma en plaque are extremely rare, not only dose it form a thin layer on the inside of the dura but also infiltrates it an invades the adjacent bone. Painless, slowly developing exophthalmos with palpable swelling in the ipsilateral temporal region, and later impairment of vision and ocular motility indicate menigioma "en plaque" in the temporal region. The authors report a case of meningioma "en plaque" arisen from the outer third of sphenoid ridge.
