Abstract
The coexistence of aneurysms and meningiomas is rare, and encasement of an aneurysm within a meningioma even more so. We report a case of an optic nerve sheath meningioma encasing an aneurysm of the internal carotid artery and present a brief review of the literature.
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
MeSH terms
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Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging*
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Carotid Artery, Internal / surgery
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Humans
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Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
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Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
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Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery
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Male
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Meningioma / complications
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Meningioma / diagnostic imaging*
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Meningioma / surgery
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Middle Aged
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Optic Nerve Neoplasms / complications
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Optic Nerve Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Optic Nerve Neoplasms / surgery
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Treatment Outcome