Planum sphenoidal meningioma

Case contributed by Naqibullah Foladi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

History of severe headache

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
mri

Well-defined extra-axial mass lesion arising from the anterior cranial fossa, with a broad-based enhancing dural tail, surrounding vasogenic oedema and local mass effect.

There is intermediate to low signal on T2-weighted and low signal on T1-weighted images, diffusion restriction and avid post-contrast enhancement.

No blooming artifact.

 

Case Discussion

Features are of planum sphenoidal meningioma (olfactory groove meningioma). 

Additional contributor: Dr. M.M.S. Hoshang

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