Painful intraorbital meningiomas

Three cases are reported of meningioma involving the orbital apex presenting with either progressive or episodic retroocular pain. In two cases pain was steroid responsive and in one of these patients this led to an initial diagnosis of orbital pseudotumour. Pain preceded visual loss and other sympt...

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Published inJournal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry Vol. 54; no. 11; pp. 1009 - 1010
Main Authors Wroe, S J, Thompson, A J, McDonald, W I
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.11.1991
BMJ
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Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - physiopathology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Meningeal Neoplasms - physiopathology
Meningioma - physiopathology
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
Optic Nerve
Orbital Neoplasms - physiopathology
Pain - physiopathology
Case study
Human
Symptomatology
Nervous system diseases
Eye disease
Pain
Orbit
Tumor
Meningioma
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Summary:Three cases are reported of meningioma involving the orbital apex presenting with either progressive or episodic retroocular pain. In two cases pain was steroid responsive and in one of these patients this led to an initial diagnosis of orbital pseudotumour. Pain preceded visual loss and other symptoms by many months and these cases illustrate the importance of full investigation and where necessary surgical exploration in cases of apparent orbital inflammatory disease with an atypical or progressive course.
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ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.54.11.1009