Cystic intracranial meningioma

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hypertension, meningioma, neoplasms

Abstract

Introduction: Cystic meningiomas are infrequent tumors. Preoperative diagnosis is complex due to their confusion with other intracranial tumors of glial origin with cystic components or metastasis.

Objective: Present a case of a cystic meningioma that occurs infrequently in neurosurgical practice.

Clinical case: A 54-year-old female patient with clinical manifestations of behavioral disorders and intense holocranial headache, lasting about a month and difficult to control with analgesics. Neuroimaging studies showed a space-occupying lesion at the left frontal level with a tumor nodule and associated cyst. Metastasis extension studies were negative. A frontal craniotomy and total tumor excision guided by endoscopy were performed. The histopathological examination revealed grade 1 meningothelial meningioma. The patient's evolution was satisfactory.

Conclusions: The misdiagnosis of cystic meningiomas can lead to inadequate treatments.

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2026-02-04

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Cruz Pérez PO, Espinosa Arévalo ME, Lafranque Gonzales ME, Miranda Grau MA, Sánchez Mosqueda A. Cystic intracranial meningioma. Rev. cuba. med. mil [Internet]. 2026 Feb. 4 [cited 2026 Feb. 5];55(1):e026076683. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/76683

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Vol. 55 No. 1 (2026): January - March (In progress)

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