Trans-sphenoidal meningoencephaloventriculocele in an asymptomatic adult: case report

We report a casual finding of a sphenoethmoidal meningoencephaloventriculocele in an adult patient that the tomography finding was misinterpreted as an expansive neoplastic lesion with malignant features. We alert for the rare site of localization of this malformative pathology.

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Published inArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 59; no. 2-A; pp. 280 - 282
Main Authors da Costa Machado, Jr, M A, Barbosa, V A, Pires, M C, de Castro, L E, Goyanna, F, Matos, A S, Vieira, L C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil 01.06.2001
Subjects
Adult
Encephalocele - diagnosis
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Male
Meningocele - diagnosis
Sphenoid Sinus
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We report a casual finding of a sphenoethmoidal meningoencephaloventriculocele in an adult patient that the tomography finding was misinterpreted as an expansive neoplastic lesion with malignant features. We alert for the rare site of localization of this malformative pathology.
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ISSN:0004-282X
DOI:10.1590/S0004-282X2001000200028