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.

Progressive visual loss

A reduction of previously attained ability to see.


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PMID (PMCID)
28096224
 MALE
Supra and infratentorial ectopic schwannoma mimicking a meningioma.
Ribeiro da Cunha P, Alves JL, Rocha A.
BMJ Case Rep. 2017;2017:.
We report the case of a supra and infratentorial ectopic schwannoma, mimicking a meningioma, that was surgically resected on a 75-year-old man, with a history of progressive visual loss and headaches.
23071466
(3457045)
 OTHER
Optic nerve sheath meningioma in the first decade of life: case report and review of the literature.
Monteiro ML, Goncalves AC, Siqueira SA, Gebrim EM.
Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2012;3(2):270-6.
While gliomas occur in children, most meningiomas are slow-growing tumors affecting middle-aged individuals with progressive visual loss, proptosis, disc edema and optociliary veins on fundus examination.
21293073
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy for orbital optic nerve sheath meningioma - a single institution experience and a short review of the literature.
Pacelli R, Cella L, Conson M, Tranfa F, Strianese D, Liuzzi R, Solla R, Farella A, Salvatore M, Bonavolonta G.
J Radiat Res. 2011;52(1):82-7.
Optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM) is a rare orbital tumor that generally induces a slow progressive visual loss in affected patients.
16855500
 FEMALE Adult
Role for surgery as adjuvant therapy in optic nerve sheath meningioma.
Turbin RE, Wladis EJ, Frohman LP, Langer PD, Kennerdell JS.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006;22(4):278-82.
To describe a role for optic nerve decompression as adjuvant surgical therapy in the management of optic nerve sheath meningioma in patients with severe, progressive visual loss and optic disc edema before or after radiation therapy.
16855500
 FEMALE Adult
Role for surgery as adjuvant therapy in optic nerve sheath meningioma.
Turbin RE, Wladis EJ, Frohman LP, Langer PD, Kennerdell JS.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006;22(4):278-82.
Two patients with unilateral optic nerve sheath meningioma had progressive visual loss (20/200 and no light perception) and disc edema.
10416794
 MALE Adult
A new approach to an old problem.
Fineman MS, Augsburger JJ.
Surv Ophthalmol. 1999;43(6):519-24.
A patient with progressive visual loss was found to have an optic nerve sheath meningioma.
7887848
 FEMALE
Metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the lung to optic nerve sheath meningioma.
Arnold AC, Hepler RS, Badr MA, Lufkin RB, Anzai Y, Konrad PN, Vinters HV.
Arch Ophthalmol. 1995;113(3):346-51.
A 71-year-old woman developed chronic progressive visual loss in the right eye and computed tomographic scan showed enlargement of the intraorbital optic nerve consistent with optic nerve sheath meningioma.
734613
 FEMALE Adult
Neuro-ophthalmologic dilemma: chronic optic neuritis?
Burde RM, Gittinger J, Keltner JL, Miller NR.
Surv Ophthalmol. 1978;23(3):173-6.
Because chronic progressive visual loss is considered a hallmark of mass lesion, more vigorous investigation, including repeat CAT scans, was undertaken, leading to the diagnosis and removal of a 2 cm meningioma.
831686
 FEMALE Adult
The impossible meningioma.
Susac JO, Smith JL, Walsh FB.
Arch Neurol. 1977;34(1):36-8.
Experience in three cases has shown that a small meningioma in the extreme posterior portion of the orbit just anterior to the optic foramen may occur with progressive visual loss in the absence of orbital signs.