Open AccessBilateral optic nerve sheath meningioma with intracanalicular and intracranial component in a 25-year-old Saudi patient
Author(s) -
Maha Badr,
Sahar M. Elkhamary,
Samira Al Sabbagh,
Abdulsalam Turjoman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.51990
Subject(s) - medicine , meningioma , meninges , optic canal , optic nerve , lesion , nerve sheath , radiology , anatomy , surgery , pathology , schwannoma
Bilateral optic nerve sheath meningioma is rare. A meningioma is a benign neoplastic lesion from meningothelial cells of the meninges. They usually involve the intracanalicular portion of the optic nerve but may extend into the optic canal and through it to occupy the intracranial space. We present a case of 25-year-old Saudi female with bilateral optic nerve sheath meningioma. The diagnosis was delayed more than six years from initial symptoms.