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The authors report the clinical features, radiological findings, and surgical management in a case of meningioma of the anterior part of the third ventricle in a 59-year-old woman. The unusual fact in our patient compared with the other reported cases is that she never developed symptoms or signs of increased intracranial pressure. A review of the literature is presented. Ours is the second case in which CT scan has been used in the diagnosis.
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Cabezudo, J.M., Vaquero, J., García-de-Sola, R. et al. Meningioma of the anterior part of the third ventricle. Acta neurochir 56, 219–231 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01407232
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