Sphenoid wing meningioma--an unusual cause of duro-optic calcification.

Sphenoid wing meningioma--an unusual cause of duro-optic calcification.

Sphenoid ridge is the third commonest site of intracranial meningiomas. Although sphenoid ridge meningiomas often involve the optic canal, calcification along the optic nerve has not been reported with these tumors. We describe CT features of a calcified optic nerve in a patient with a calcified sph...

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Main Authors: Patankar T, Prasad S, Goel A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1997-04-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Calcinosis
etiology
pathology
Case Report
Female
Human
Meningioma
surgery
Middle Age
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Optic Nerve
Sphenoid Bone
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1997;volume=43;issue=2;spage=48;epage=9;aulast=Patankar

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