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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1993;36(4): 813-817. |
A case of orbital meningioma not connected to optic nerve. |
Sung Won Chae, Geon Choi, Gun Chung, Soon Jae Hwang |
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시신경과 연결이 없었던 안와 수막종 1례 |
채성원 · 최 건 · 정 근 · 황순재 |
고려대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
Meningioma is one of the most common tumors in the brain ; however, extracranial meningioma is relatively rare. Orbital meningioma attached to the optic nerve is the most common form of extracranial meningiomas. Orbital meningioma not connected to the optic nerve is a rare disease, and only two cases have been reported in literature. We experienced a case of extracranial meningioma not connected to the optic nerve involing orbital floor, infatemporal fossa and maxillary sinus. Five years previonsly had been this case was misdiagnosed as orbital malignant Schwannoma. This patient was treated by modified maxillectomy and finally diagnosed as extracranial meningioma.
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