Case Fourteen
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Case Summary

Diagnosis:  Meningioma

Clinical hints:

This patient had a meningioma of the planum sphenoidale. A common extra-axial tumor with typical features on imaging. The tumor is surgically removed with a good prognosis.


Radiological Pearls:
  • extra-axial tumor, typical sites
     
  • calcification typical
     
  • CT "screening" imaging
     
  • MRI best imaging modality
     

Films were kindly provided by Dr. K. Terbroog.

 

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