Meningioma of the cavernous sinus in a child |
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Authors: | Y Erşahin Nurcan Özdamar Eren Demirtaş Murat Karabiyikoğlu |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, TR;(2) Department of Pathology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, TR |
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Abstract: | Intracranial meningiomas in children are rare, representing 1–4.2% of central nervous system tumors and 1.5–1.8% of all intracranial
meningiomas. Meningiomas arising from the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus account for less than 1% of all intracranial
meningiomas. To our knowledge, only one case of a meningioma arising from the cavernous sinus has been reported in childhood.
A 6-year-old boy presented with left ophthalmoplegia. A slight drooping of the left eyelid was noted at the age of 1 year.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast administration revealed an enhancing mass lesion located in the left cavernous
sinus. The tumor, arising from the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus, was totally removed and the oculomotor nerve was reconstructed
with a sural nerve graft. MRI displayed total tumor removal 1 month after the surgery. The pathological diagnosis was of a
psammomatous meningioma.
Received: 6 March 1998 Revised: 14 July 1998 |
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Keywords: | Cavernous sinus Meningioma Child Ophthalmoplegia Magnetic resonance imaging |
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