Falcine meningioma with superior sagittal sinus invasion

Case contributed by Tariq Walizai
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

The patient was presented with long standing recurrent seizures

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female

There is an extra-axial, well-defined, altered signal intensity, mass lesion arising from falx cerebri in the midline (high parietal location), returning signals are isointense on T1 WI, hyperintense on T2 WI and T2 FLAIR images with homogeneous enhancement on post-contrast images.

Marked peri-lesion vasogenic edema is noted. The mass lesion invades the adjacent superior sagittal sinus (MRV shows local occlusion of the superior sagittal sinus but reconstitutes distally via collaterals).

Case Discussion

MRI findings are of a well-defined, altered signal intensity mass lesion most likely falcine meningioma with invasion of the superior sagittal sinus as described above.

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