Dama M, Diallo O, Coulibaly O, Ouologem M, Kanikomo D
Service de Neurochirurgie CHU hôpital du Mali.
Service de Neurologie CHU Kati Koulikoro.
Mali Med. 2021;36(4):73-74.
Cystic meningioma of the falx is a rare extra-axial tumor, representing 4 to 7% of all intracranial meningioma. We report the case of a 23 years old patient with relative personal health history who has presented for nearly two years generalized headache associated with left hemiparesis. The head CT scan and MRI showed a right posterior parietal tumor with a cystic and fleshy component which was interpreted as glioma. The patient was operated and the intraoperative aspect was an extra axial lesion inserted to the middle tier of the falx cerebri with a clear cleavage plan with the cerebrum. A total ablation of the lesion was down and the histological study confirm the diagnosis. The cystic meningioma is a rare variant of intracerebral meningioma of which only histology makes it possible give the diagnosis of certainty.
