Primary Giant Sphenotemporal Intradiploic Meningioma

Dipanker Singh Mankotia; Saraj Kumar Singh; Sachin Anil Borkar; Bhawani Shankar Sharma; Madhu Rajeshwari; Mehar Chand Sharma

doi:10.4103/1793-5482.181139

Primary Giant Sphenotemporal Intradiploic Meningioma

Asian J Neurosurg. 2018 Jan-Mar;13(1):157-160. doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.181139.

Authors

Dipanker Singh Mankotia¹, Saraj Kumar Singh¹, Sachin Anil Borkar¹, Bhawani Shankar Sharma¹, Madhu Rajeshwari², Mehar Chand Sharma²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
² Department of Neuropathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Abstract

Intradiploic meningioma is a rare subset of meningioma accounting for 1% of all cases. Authors report a rare case of giant sphenotemporal intradiploic meningioma with orbital extension in a 27-year-old female. It was managed successfully with complete surgical excision and bony reconstruction using autologous split thickness bone graft.

Keywords: Intradiploic; intraosseous; meningioma; primary extradural meningioma; sphenotemporal.

Publication types

Case Reports