Extracranial Intraluminal Extension of Atypical Meningioma within the Internal Jugular Vein
Meningiomas represent the most common benign intracranial neoplasms, and may spread by direct extension into nearby venous sinuses, but gross spread to the extracranial venous system is uncommon. We report the case of a patient with extracranial intraluminal spread of meningioma within the internal...
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author | Nizar Taki Richard O. Wein Harprit Bedi Carl B. Heilman |
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description | Meningiomas represent the most common benign intracranial neoplasms, and may spread by direct extension into nearby venous sinuses, but gross spread to the extracranial venous system is uncommon. We report the case of a patient with extracranial intraluminal spread of meningioma within the internal jugular vein to level III of the neck. Review of the preoperative assessment and management is also presented. |
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spelling | doaj-art-de26a350d7a44da0b2f89918f34b450d2025-02-03T00:59:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732013-01-01201310.1155/2013/875607875607Extracranial Intraluminal Extension of Atypical Meningioma within the Internal Jugular VeinNizar Taki0Richard O. Wein1Harprit Bedi2Carl B. Heilman3Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Box 850, Boston, MA 02111, USADepartment of Otolaryngology-HNS, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Box 850, Boston, MA 02111, USADepartment of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, no. 299, Boston, MA 02111, USADepartment of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, no. 178, Boston, MA 02111, USAMeningiomas represent the most common benign intracranial neoplasms, and may spread by direct extension into nearby venous sinuses, but gross spread to the extracranial venous system is uncommon. We report the case of a patient with extracranial intraluminal spread of meningioma within the internal jugular vein to level III of the neck. Review of the preoperative assessment and management is also presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/875607 |
spellingShingle | Nizar Taki Richard O. Wein Harprit Bedi Carl B. Heilman Extracranial Intraluminal Extension of Atypical Meningioma within the Internal Jugular Vein Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
title | Extracranial Intraluminal Extension of Atypical Meningioma within the Internal Jugular Vein |
title_full | Extracranial Intraluminal Extension of Atypical Meningioma within the Internal Jugular Vein |
title_fullStr | Extracranial Intraluminal Extension of Atypical Meningioma within the Internal Jugular Vein |
title_full_unstemmed | Extracranial Intraluminal Extension of Atypical Meningioma within the Internal Jugular Vein |
title_short | Extracranial Intraluminal Extension of Atypical Meningioma within the Internal Jugular Vein |
title_sort | extracranial intraluminal extension of atypical meningioma within the internal jugular vein |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/875607 |
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