[Cystic meningioma. Case report and literature review].
BACKGROUND
Cystic meningioma is a rare variety of meningioma. It represents 1,6 to 10% of intracranial meningiomas, the authors report a case of intracranial cystic meningioma with a review of literature.


METHODS
A 46-year-old female presented with left parietooccipital headache followed by right side hemiparesis. CT scan brain showed a left parietal tumor with double solid and cystic components thought to be glioma or metastasis preoperatively. At surgery the extraaxial solid and cystic lesion had a well defined capsule that could be easily separated from the perilesional cortical surface. The tumor was totally removed. The histological study showed a cystic meningioma.


CONCLUSIONS
Cystic meningioma is an uncommon tumor that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of brain tumors with a cystic component.
Aniba
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Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Ibn-Tofail, CHU Mohammed-VI, Marrakech, Maroc. anibakhalid@yahoo.fr
Ghannane
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Attar
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Belaabidia
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Ait Benali
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D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed