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. 1999;9(1):47–50. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1058172

Primary Intraorbital Ectopic Meningioma

Tetsuo Yokoyama, Shigeru Nishizawa, Kenji Sugiyama, Noki Yokota, Seiji Ohta, Kenichi Uemura, Kaoru Hinokuma, Chikanori Inenaga
PMCID: PMC1656723  PMID: 17171081

Abstract

We report a case of intraorbital meningioma. Operative findings and histopathological examination revealed the tumoc to be meningothelial meningloma and to be located entirely outside the optic dura. This case demonstrates the occurrence of primary intraorbital ectopic meningioma, and the tumor was removed through a modified Dolenc approach. The primary intraorbital ectopic meningioma is discussed and the surgical approach to the orbital apex region is reviewed.

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