Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Philippines
Case Report
Atypical Meningioma with Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report
Author(s): Maria Cecilia Ong-Lingan*
We report a case of a 42 year old Filipino female teacher right handed with atypical meningioma and concomitant
chronic subdural hematoma who presented with persistent headache associated with nausea, vomiting and
sensitivity to light and loud noise. With a positive family history of migraine, no previous history of trauma, and
unremarkable past medical history, patient was initially treated as a case of migraine type headache and was given
Topiramate, Hydroxyzine, Flunnarizine and Metoclopramide, which did not provide relief of symptoms. Cranial
MRI with gadolinium contrast showed a right parietal convexity extra axial mass with concomittant right frontotemporoparietal
chronic subdural hematoma. Histopathologic examination revealed Atypical Meningioma WHO
Grade II, positive for vimentin and EMA immunohistochemical staining. The mainstay treatment still for Atypic.. View More»
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