A CASE OF MENINGIOMA WITH EXCEPTIONALLY EXTENSIVE EDEMA

Authors
BRADAC GB RIVA A GIORDANA MT SALES S BERGUI M
Citation
Gb. Bradac et al., A CASE OF MENINGIOMA WITH EXCEPTIONALLY EXTENSIVE EDEMA, Neuroradiology, 39(4), 1997, pp. 273-275
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283940
Volume
39
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
273 - 275
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(1997)39:4<273:ACOMWE>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
We report a meningioma with very extensive surrounding oedema. This fi nding, along with the age of the patient and other clinical features, made correct diagnosis difficult, The pathophysiology of oedema in gen eral and its exceptional extent in this case are discussed.