Meningioma

A rare, mostly benign, primary tumor of the meninges (arachnoid cap cells), usually located in the supratentorial compartment, commonly appearing in the sixth and seventh decade of life, clinically silent in most cases or causing hyperostosis close to the tumor and resulting in focal bulging and localized pain in less than 10% of cases. Additional features may include headache, seizures, gradual personality changes (apathy and dementia), anosmia, impaired vision, exophthalmos, hearing loss, ataxia, dysmetria, hypotonia, nystagmus, and rarely spontaneous bleeding.

Ptosis

The upper eyelid margin is positioned 3 mm or more lower than usual and covers the superior portion of the iris (objective); or, the upper lid margin obscures at least part of the pupil (subjective).

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PMID (PMCID)
25808961	MALE	Middle Aged
	The Use of 68Ga-DOTA-(Tyr3)-Octreotate PET/CT for Improved Target Definition in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning of Meningiomas - A Case Report.
	Grzbiela H, Tarnawski R, D'Amico A, Stpor-Fudzinska M. Curr Radiopharm. 2015;8(1):45-8.
	He underwent total tumor excision (pathology was atypical meningioma WHO 2) and radiotherapy, but one year after the completion of treatment, he complained about diplopia and left upper eyelid ptosis.
23932584	FEMALE
	[Ptosis secondary to cavernous sinus meningioma].
	Louis M, Goga D, Francois P, Laure B. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2013;36(10):e197-200.
	We report a case of ptosis acquired during the first year of life due to oculomotor nerve palsy secondary to a cavernous sinus meningioma.
16883369	FEMALE	Adult
	Intermittent reversal of complete ptosis associated with sphenoid wing meningiomas.
	Egan RA, Warner JE. Can J Ophthalmol. 2006;41(4):497-9.
	Intermittent reversal of complete ptosis associated with sphenoid wing meningiomas.
16883369	FEMALE	Adult
	Intermittent reversal of complete ptosis associated with sphenoid wing meningiomas.
	Egan RA, Warner JE. Can J Ophthalmol. 2006;41(4):497-9.
	The authors describe two patients who demonstrated intermittent involuntary monocular eyelid elevation in an eye with complete ptosis caused by partial resection of sphenoid wing meningioma.
9717758	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Optic nerve breast metastasis mimicking meningioma.
	Backhouse O, Simmons I, Frank A, Cassels-Brown A. Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1998;26(3):247-9.
	She represented 7 months later with left upper ptosis, proptosis and painful rubeotic glaucoma Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging suggested an optic nerve meningioma.
2597074	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Conjunctival flap-cosmetic shell-ptosis procedure. Treatment of blepharoptosis in severe keratopathy.
	Putterman AM. Arch Ophthalmol. 1989;107(12):1816-8.
	This three-stage procedure has produced excellent cosmetic and functional results in two patients, one of whom had ptosis and severe radiation-induced keratopathy following the treatment of a rhabdomyosarcoma; the other patient had severe ptosis associated with lack of corneal sensation and orbicularis function following removal of a cerebral meningioma.
2597074	FEMALE	Middle Aged
	Conjunctival flap-cosmetic shell-ptosis procedure. Treatment of blepharoptosis in severe keratopathy.
	Putterman AM. Arch Ophthalmol. 1989;107(12):1816-8.
	This three-stage procedure has produced excellent cosmetic and functional results in two patients, one of whom had ptosis and severe radiation-induced keratopathy following the treatment of a rhabdomyosarcoma; the other patient had severe ptosis associated with lack of corneal sensation and orbicularis function following removal of a cerebral meningioma.
7193508	MIXED_SAMPLE	Adult
	Meningioma and the ophthalmologist: diagnostic pitfalls.
	Anderson D, Khalil MK. Can J Ophthalmol. 1981;16(1):10-5.
	Two other patients had large frontal meningiomas causing in one case unilateral pain and swelling of the upper lid plus ptosis and hypotropia, and in the other case bilateral frontal morning headaches and intermittent blurring of vision in one eye; they were thought to have a frontal lobe osteoma and migraine respectively.