Meningioma

History: 60 year old female presents with headache. The diagnosis in this case was meningioma, which is the most common extra-axial mass in the adult. Classically they are seen in elderly females, as in this case.

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January 19, 2013

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brain tumor, Head, headache, mass, neuro, tumor

History: 60 year old female presents with headache.

Single axial CT scan through the head without contrast shows a right parietal extra-axial mass which is calcified.

The diagnosis in this case was meningioma, which is the most common extra-axial mass in the adult. Classically they are seen in elderly females, as in this case.

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Meningioma – On MRI « RadiologyPics.com

February 6, 2013 at 7:44 pm

[…] is a case of a meningioma with all of the classic MRI findings, except for location. Meningiomas arise from the arachnoid cap […]

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