Malignant features of Meningioma CT scan Study.

Ali K. AL-Shalchy

doi:10.32007/jfacmedbagdad.523971

Authors

Ali K. AL-Shalchy Dept. Of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32007/jfacmedbagdad.523971

Keywords:

Meningioma , CT scan , Malignant features

Abstract

CT scan features of Malignant Meningioma
Objective: Meningioma which is a common benign Brain tumor can be malignant, but the final decision is by biopsy. However CT. Scan features can help to evaluate malignancy of a lesion.

The aim of this retrospective study is to look for the malignant features of a malignant meningioma .
Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective study of 50 malignant meningiomas in the neurosurgical unit in the specialized surgical hospital (previously AL-Shaheed Adnan hospital), for the period from March 1992 to March 2007. We search specially for Malignant features on the CT scan study of the patients.
Results: 94%of the patients had different features of malignant meningioma, only 6% CT scan did not show any malignant features, we also evaluated the results of surgery .
Conclusion: CT scan is one of the most important diagnostic procedures for diagnosis of brain tumor; however final diagnosis can only be emphasized by the histo-pathological studies.