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Case Reports
. 2016 Feb;24(1):74-7.
doi: 10.5455/aim.2016.24.74-77. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

Foramen Magnum Meningioma: a Case Report and Review of Literature

Pavao Jurinovic  1 , Ana Repic Bulicic  1 , Marino Marcic  1 , Nikolina Ivica Mise  1 , Marina Titlic  1 , Enra Suljic  2
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Case Reports

Foramen Magnum Meningioma: a Case Report and Review of Literature

Pavao Jurinovic et al. Acta Inform Med. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Introduction: Meningiomas are slow-growing benign tumors that arise at any location where arachnoid cells reside. Although meningiomas account for a sizable proportion of all primary intracranial neoplasms (14.3-19%), only 1.8 to 3.2% arise at the foramen magnum. Their indolent development at the craniocervical junction makes clinical diagnosis complex and often leads to a long interval between onset of symptoms and diagnosis.

Case report: We report a case of a 79-year-old male patient, presented with ataxia and sense of threatening fainting during verticalization. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the presence of meningioma in the right side of craniospinal junction.

Keywords: case report; craniocervical junction; foramen magnum; meningioma.

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• Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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Figure 1
MRI shows intradural meningioma in the right side of foramen magnum, with 2.3×1.3 cm in size
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