[Atypical manigioma].
Most meningiomas have typical clinical and CT features. But some meningiomas which have an atypical clinical and CT findings can lead to a wrong diagnosis. The authors have reviewed 123 hospitalized patients with meningiomas which had been pathologically diagnosed. Nine of them had atypical meningiomas according to their histories, symptoms, signs and CT findings. All of these patients were mis diagnosed as having gliomas or metastatic tumors. The authors analyed these cases carefully and find the clues that may help to do an accurate preoperative diagnosis.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing.
Du
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Cao
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged