Meningioma - burnt-out

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis almost certain

Patient Data

Age: Adult
ct
bone
window
non-contrast
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Heavily calcified extra-axial mass in the right middle cranial fossa is consistent of a heavily calcified "burnt out" meningioma. 

mri
Axial
T1
Axial T1
C+ fat sat
Axial
T2
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Extra-axial mass is of low signal on all sequences with only slight surrounding enhancement. 

Case Discussion

Features are typical and characteristic of a heavily calcified burnt out meningioma

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