Dural metastasis masquerading as an en plaque meningioma

Dural metastasis masquerading as an en plaque meningioma

Metastatic adenocarcinoma mimicking meningioma is rare; and any metastatic lesion masquerading as an en plaque meningioma is extremely rare. We report the case of a 50-year-old female, who presented with headache and left hemiparesis for 1 month and on imaging showed a dural-based enhancing mass alo...

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Main Authors: Ankur Kapoor, Amey Savardekar, Debajyaoti Chaterjee, Pravin Salunke, Rakesh K Vasishta, Anish Bhattacharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
Subjects:
dural metastases
en plaque dural lesions
enplaque lesions
radiological mimic
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-3147.154572
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Summary:Metastatic adenocarcinoma mimicking meningioma is rare; and any metastatic lesion masquerading as an en plaque meningioma is extremely rare. We report the case of a 50-year-old female, who presented with headache and left hemiparesis for 1 month and on imaging showed a dural-based enhancing mass along the right hemisphere. The patient was operated with a working diagnosis of en plaque meningioma. Histopathology revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma. This report highlights an unusual radiological presentation of a metastatic lesion as dural based en plaque variety. Metastasis should be borne in mind for any en plaque lesion with rapid clinical progression.
ISSN:0976-3147
0976-3155

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