En-plaque sphenoid wing grade II meningioma: Case report and review of literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

En-plaque-meningioma (EPM) is characterized by its flat growth along the bony contour. It accounts for 2-9% of all meningiomas. Very few grade II or III EPM cases were reported. Surgical resection of sphenoid wing EPM is especially challenging as the tumour tends to invade the cavernous sinus, and/or the orbit, and their neurovascular structures. Consequently, tumours in such locations have a higher rate of recurrence. We report the clinical course and management of a patient suffering a second recurrence of grade II EPM. The clinical course of grade II EPM, and the management of multiple recurrences of EPM are scarcely reported in the literature.

Case presentation

A 53-year-old male with a history of three previous surgeries for EPM presented wit

SUBMITTER: Muhsen BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8818543 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature