Convexity En Plaque Meningioma Manifesting as Subcutaneous Mass: Case Report
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Convexity En Plaque Meningioma Manifesting as Subcutaneous Mass: Case Report
A 67-year-old woman sensed a slowly growing, painless hard mass in the left parietal region. Cranial computed tomography showed focal bony erosion and homogeneous sclerotic change at the affected site. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed an enhanced subcutaneous mass and irregularly thickened dura mater. Intraoperatively, the subcutaneous tumor was found to be strongly adhered to the tempo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurologia medico-chirurgica
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0470-8105,1349-8029
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.cr2012-0324