[Frontal meningioma en plaque: a rare presentation for a common tumor!].
BACKGROUND
En plaque meningioma are a morphological subgroup of meningioma defined by a carpet or sheet-like lesion that infiltrates the dura and sometimes invades the bone. We present an exceptional case due to its localization and evolution.


METHODS
A 41-year-old female patient consulted for progressive swelling of the left frontoparietal region. CT-scan revealed thickening of the cranial medulla, without cerebral lesion. The tumor was removed. Histological analysis confirmed en plaque meningioma which recurred 7 years after.


CONCLUSIONS
En plaque meningioma are a rare subtype of meningioma which rarely affects the skull vault. Relapse is frequent.
Bouguila
J
J
Service d'ORL et de chirurgie maxillofaciale, CHU La-Rabta, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie. bouguila_jed@yahoo.fr
Khonsari
R H
RH
Ayashi
K
K
Neji
N B
NB
Yacoub
K
K
Besbes
G
G
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*