Meningioma - tentorial

Case contributed by Hidayatullah Hamidi
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Headache and dizziness.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
mri

There is an extra-axial well-defined avidly enhancing mass with surrounding marked edema in the right occipital region having broad attachment to the right tentorium. The lesion is causing a mass-effect over adjacent parenchyma resulting in effacement of the right lateral ventricle.

The lesion returns isointense signals to grey matter on T1 and FLAIR/T2 weighted images without diffusion restriction.

Case Discussion

The features are consistent with the right tentorial meningioma in the right occipital region.

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