An Extracranial Invasive Meningioma Mimicking Malignant Bone Tumor – “Carpet Meningioma”
Meningioma is a common benign intracranial neoplasm. The incidence of an extracranial extension to other sites is rare. Due to the neglected intracranial component, the chances of an under diagnosis or a misdiagnosis of the extracranial component is there, which may adversely affect the manageme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3100/46%20-%205394_PF1(M)_E(C)_F(T)_PF1(M)_PF1(T)_FA(T).pdf |
| Summary: | Meningioma is a common benign intracranial neoplasm. The
incidence of an extracranial extension to other sites is rare. Due
to the neglected intracranial component, the chances of an
under diagnosis or a misdiagnosis of the extracranial component
is there, which may adversely affect the management and
therefore, the prognosis. Here, we are reporting a case of a 39
years old male patient with a preoperative probable diagnosis
of a malignant bone tumour which involved the skull bone,
which was made, based on the imaging studies , which was
histopathologically found to be an invasive meningioma with an
extensive extracranial skull vault involvement and was confirmed
by immunohistochemistry. We have proposed a term, “carpet
meningioma” for this extracranial invasive meningioma, because
it had covered the skull vault like a carpet. The follow up studies
after 1 year have revealed no evidence of a recurrence. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |