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Massive cystic falcine meningioma presented with slight symptoms: a case report

Mostafa Hassan1, Iyas Salman1, Ali Salman2

  • 1Faculty of Medicine.

Annals of Medicine and Surgery (2012)
|June 7, 2024
PubMed
Abstract

Insights

Large falcine meningiomas with cysts can present with mild symptoms, challenging typical expectations. This case highlights that tumor size does not always correlate with symptom severity or surgical difficulty.

Area of Science:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Oncology
  • Neuropathology

Background:

  • Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumors.
  • Large meningiomas often present with severe symptoms and have high recurrence rates.
  • Meningiomas with peritumoral cysts are relatively uncommon.

Observation:

  • An elderly patient presented with a large falcine meningioma and associated peritumoral cysts.
  • Despite the tumor's significant size, the patient exhibited only mild symptoms.
  • Surgical resection of the tumor was completed without complications.

Findings:

  • The case demonstrates an atypical presentation of a large falcine meningioma with peritumoral cysts.
  • The patient's mild symptoms contrasted with the expected severity for a tumor of this size.
  • Surgical outcomes were favorable, challenging conventional assumptions.

Implications:

  • Clinical presentation of meningiomas can be highly variable.
  • Tumor size alone is not a definitive predictor of symptom severity or surgical complexity.
  • Further research into factors influencing meningioma presentation and outcomes is warranted.
Keywords:
case reportcystic meningiomafalcine meningiomagiant meningiomameningioma

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