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Primary intraorbital meningiomas: A roentgenologic study

Meningiomes intra-orbitaires primitifs=une étude radiologique

Primäre intraorbitale Meningeome: Eine röntgenologische Untersuchung

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Six cases of primary orbital meningioma, a rare condition, are presented. These tumours provoke bone changes, chiefly increased bone density, in the same way as intracranial meningiomas. Orbitography and orbital venography provide complementary diagnostic information. Arteriography, the most widely used and rewarding investigation, may confirm the presence of an intraorbital lesion by revealing pathological vessels and tumour staining. The most reliable criterion in the preoperative diagnosis of primary intraorbital meningioma is agreement between the appearances of the plain radiographs and those of the angiogram.

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Les auteurs rapportent six cas rares de méningiome orbitaire primitif. De même que les méningiomes intracrâniens, ces tumeurs provoquent des modifications ossesuses, essentiellement une augmentation de la densité osseuse. L'orbitographie et la phlébographie orbitaire fournissent des informations diagnostiques complémentaires. L'artériographie, investigation la plus couramment utilisée et la plus informative, peut confirmer la présence d'une lésion intra-orbitaire en révélant des vaisseauy pathologiques et un blush tumoral. Le critère le plus sûr dans le diagnostic pré-opératoire de méningiome intra-orbitaire primitif est la concordance des altérations osseuses et des modifications angiographiques.

Zusammenfassung

Es werden 6 Fälle von primären orbitalen Meningeomen beschrieben. Diese Tumoren rufen Knochenveränderungen hervor, so daß sie bereits bei der Nativ-Diagnostik festgestellt werden können. Die Orbitographie und die orbitale Venographie vervollständigen die Diagnostik. Die Angiographie zeigt, ob es sich um ein primäres intraorbitales Meningeom handelt.

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Takahashi, M., Lombardi, G., Passerini, A. et al. Primary intraorbital meningiomas: A roentgenologic study. Neuroradiology 5, 95–101 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00337491

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