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Pineal region meningioma without dural attachment
A A Madawi1, H A Crockard, J M Stevens
1Department of Surgical Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK.
British Journal of Neurosurgery
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
A pineal region meningioma without dural attachment is rare. We present a case and review 12 cases reported in the literature. The preoperative diagnosis is difficult, but a vertebral angiogram if correlated to the MRI and clinical picture may give a clue. The infratentorial supracerebellar approach is suitable for this type of tumour.
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