Posterior third ventricular meningioma masquerading a pineal tumour
| Autor: | Meher C. Sharma, Sandeep Vaishya, M Srinivas, Manish K. Kasliwal, Surinder Atri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty Neurology Third ventricle medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Neurological examination medicine.disease Choroid plexus papilloma Hydrocephalus Meningioma medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Hemangioblastoma medicine Neurology (clinical) Radiology medicine.symptom Papilledema business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 78:103-104 |
| ISSN: | 1573-7373 0167-594X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11060-005-9061-5 |
| Popis: | A 55-year old female presented with complaints of progressing weakness of right upper and lower limb for the past 2–3 months and altered sensorium for 5 days. There was no history of vomitings, seizures or any headache. Neurological examination revealed grade 2/5 power in the right upper and lower limbs with b/l papilledema on fundus examination. MRI of the brain demonstrated a very well defined mass in the posterior third ventricle with uniform and homogenous contrast enhancement and associated hydrocephalus (Figures 1 |
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