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Acta Neurológica Colombiana

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Abstract

PALMA ALARCON, Estefanía  and  RESTREPO BECERRA, Andrés Darío. Cordoid meningioma: review of the literature and report of a case. Acta Neurol Colomb. [online]. 2018, vol.34, n.1, pp.40-44. ISSN 0120-8748.  https://doi.org/10.22379/24224022177.

Meningioma is a common malignancy that accounts for 13 to 19% of all primary tumors, meningioma Chordoid variant is a rare subtype representing only 0.5% to 1.0% of all intracranial meningiomas resulting in a entity of interest by its low prevalence compared with other subtype of meningioma. We report the case of a 51-year clinical evolution of 18 months, consisting of paresthesia and headache right lower limb. RNM who showed a large tumor in extra-axial mass of 6.0x5.0 cm on left motor area, parietal region, well-vascularized with compressive effect. It takes surgery where dependent injury Sickle of the cerebellum that is removed entirely with progressive disappearance of neurological changes described is.

Keywords : Meningioma; neoplasm; immunohistochemistry (MeSH).

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