title: Dural metastasis mimicking meningioma: an interesting case.
abstract: Dural metastasis is a rare entity in clinical practice. We report a case of dural metastasis secondary to thyroid carcinoma, which on both preoperative CT and MRI and at surgery had the typical appearance of a meningioma. Histopathological findings confirmed metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma as a primary site. Although rare, dural metastases can mimic a meningioma. Our experience in this case has led us to consider metastasis as a differential diagnosis even when a meningioma is suspected. We believe that reporting of the case of dural metastasis mimicking a meningioma may help clinicians in future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, National University of Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. drzanid@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hamzaini Abdul
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: Kwah Yew
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.forename: Rohaizak
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muhammad
authors.forename: Zurin Adnan
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Abd Rahman
authors.forename: Srijit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004388:Dura Mater; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*