title: Dural metastasis masquerading as an en plaque meningioma.
abstract: Metastatic adenocarcinoma mimicking meningioma is rare; and any metastatic lesion masquerading as an en plaque meningioma is extremely rare. We report the case of a 50-year-old female, who presented with headache and left hemiparesis for 1 month and on imaging showed a dural-based enhancing mass along the right hemisphere. The patient was operated with a working diagnosis of en plaque meningioma. Histopathology revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma. This report highlights an unusual radiological presentation of a metastatic lesion as dural based en plaque variety. Metastasis should be borne in mind for any en plaque lesion with rapid clinical progression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Amey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Savardekar
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Debajyaoti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaterjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Pravin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salunke
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Vasishta
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
keywords: Dural metastases; en plaque dural lesions; enplaque lesions; radiological mimic