| Identifier |
walsh_1988_s1_c8 |
| Title |
Somewhere Over the Sphenoid |
| Creator |
Michael L. Slavin |
| Subject |
Diplopia; Abducens Nerve Diseases; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases; Horner Syndrome; Meningioma; Neoplasm Metastasis |
| History |
A 71-year old female with numbness in the right lip and cheek progressing to the right mandible and forehead. A 12-pound weight loss accompanied by horizontal diplopia further developed over an 8-month period. |
| Pathology |
Infiltrating mass to the base of the middle cranial fossa. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Atypical malignant meningioma |
| Clinical |
Right lateral rectus palsy; Superior punctate keratopathy of right cornea; Absent right corneal reflex; Dense right sensory defects |
| Presenting Symptom |
Weight loss; Diplopia |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
XRT |
| Date |
1988 |
| References |
1. Thomas HG, Dolman CL, Berry K: Malignant meningioma: clinical and pathological features. J. Neurosurg. 55:929-934,1981. 2. Ludwin SK, Rubinstein LJ, Russel DS: Papillary meningioma: A malignant variant of meningioma. Cancer 36:1363-1373,1975. 3. Jaaskelainen J, Haltia M, Servo A: Atypical and anaplastic meningiomas: Radiology, surgery, radiotherapy, and outcome. Surg. Neurol. 25:233-242,1986. 4. Jaaskelainen J, Haltia M, Laasonen E, Wahlstrom T, Valtonen S: The growth rate of intracranial meningiomas and its relation to histology. Surg. Neurol. 24:165-172,1985. 5. Dietemann JL, Heldt N, Burguet JL, Medjek L, Maitrot D, Wackenheim A: CT findings in malignant meningiomas. Neuroradiology 23:207-209,1982. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 1988 Walsh Session, May 7-8 |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6sj1pb9 |
| Contributor Primary |
Slavin, Michael L. |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178099 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sj1pb9 |
