Olfactory Groove Meningioma Recurrence after Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery: Case Report and Updated Literature Review

Introduction: Meningiomas are the third most common intracranial tumors in adults after glial tumors and metastases. Olfactory groove meningiomas often grow without symptoms due to their slow growth rates and location in the frontal lobe. Optic nerve sheath meningiomas are benign neoplasms of the meninges surrounding the optic nerve. The coexistence of olfactory groove and optic nerve sheath meningiomas without any history of neurofibromatosis or radiotherapy has never been reported in the literature. Case Report: A 36-year-old female patient presenting with anosmia, headache, memory disturbance, and visual impairment and operated with the diagnosis of olfactory groove meningioma was reported. In the postoperative period, optic nerve sheath meningioma was detected in the imaging performed due to the persistence of visual impairment. Conclusion: Olfactory groove and optic nerve sheath meningiomas are rare tumors and can be diagnosed late because they progress slowly. Early diagnosis and treatment may affect the prognosis and morbidity of these patients favorably.

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Sudden Unexpected Death caused by Olfactory Groove Meningioma: A Case Report

Korean Journal of Legal Medicine ◽

10.7580/kjlm.2013.37.4.208 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 37 (4) ◽

pp. 208 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jang-Hee Kim ◽

Min-Hyung Cho ◽

Hantai Kim ◽

Ryun Gil ◽

Ga-Young Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Sudden Unexpected Death ◽

Unexpected Death ◽

Olfactory Groove ◽

Olfactory Groove Meningioma

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Palliative Endoscopic Surgery for Sinonasal Metastases: A Case Report and Literature Review

Ear Nose & Throat Journal ◽

10.1177/014556131509400215 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 94 (2) ◽

pp. E24-E26 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jason M. Roberts ◽

Christopher Brook ◽

Steven Parnes

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Literature Review ◽

Endoscopic Surgery

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Giant Invasive Olfactory Groove Meningioma in a 13-Year-Old Boy with Invasion to PNS and Orbit: A Case Report and Literatures Review

Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base ◽

10.1055/s-0034-1383993 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 75 (S 02) ◽

Author(s):

Mohammad Samadian ◽

Nader Dilmaghani ◽

Omidvar Rezaee

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Olfactory Groove ◽

Olfactory Groove Meningioma

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A COVID-19 Patient Who Underwent Endonasal Endoscopic Pituitary Adenoma Resection: A Case Report

Neurosurgery ◽

10.1093/neuros/nyaa147 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 87 (2) ◽

pp. E140-E146 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

Wende Zhu ◽

Xing Huang ◽

Hongyang Zhao ◽

Xiaobing Jiang

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Pituitary Adenoma ◽

Endoscopic Surgery ◽

Personal Protective Equipment ◽

Medical Staff ◽

Clinical Presentation ◽

Protective Equipment ◽

Airway Protection ◽

Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery ◽

Adenoma Patient

Abstract BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE A pituitary adenoma patient who underwent surgery in our department was diagnosed with COVID-19 and 14 medical staff were confirmed infected later. This case has been cited several times but without accuracy or entirety, we feel obligated to report it and share our thoughts on the epidemic among medical staff and performing endonasal endoscopic surgery during COVID-19 pandemic. CLINICAL PRESENTATION The patient developed a fever 3 d post endonasal endoscopic surgery during which cerebrospinal leak occurred, and was confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 infection later. Several medical staff outside the operating room were diagnosed with COVID-19, while the ones who participated in the surgery were not. CONCLUSION The deceptive nature of COVID-19 results from its most frequent onset symptom, fever, a cliché in neurosurgery, which makes it hard for surgeons to differentiate. The COVID-19 epidemic among medical staff in our department was deemed as postoperative rather than intraoperative transmission, and attributed to not applying sufficient personal airway protection. Proper personal protective equipment and social distancing between medical staff contributed to limiting epidemic since the initial outbreak. Emergency endonasal endoscopic surgeries are feasible since COVID-19 is still supposed to be containable when the surgeries are performed in negative pressure operating rooms with personal protective equipment and the patients are kept under quarantine postoperatively. However, we do not encourage elective surgeries during this pandemic, which might put patients in conditions vulnerable to COVID-19.

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Nasal Myoepithelioma Removed through Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery: A Case Report

Journal of Nippon Medical School ◽

10.1272/jnms.77.273 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 77 (5) ◽

pp. 273-276 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Terumichi Fujikura ◽

Kimihiro Okubo

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Endoscopic Surgery ◽

Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery

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Recurrent Olfactory Groove Meningioma Filling the Nasal Cavity: A Case Report and Technical Video

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1716942 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Luciano Mastronardi ◽

Francesco Corrivetti ◽

Pio Bevilacqua ◽

Raffaelino Roperto ◽

Albert Sufianov

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Csf Leak ◽

Intracranial Extension ◽

Benign Tumors ◽

Nasal Passage ◽

Surgical Removal ◽

Who Grade ◽

Olfactory Groove ◽

Olfactory Groove Meningioma ◽

The Right

Abstract Background Meningiomas are usually benign tumors and account for 15% of the overall intracranial tumors. Less than 3% of them extend up to the sinonasal region. Case Report A 61-year-old woman, operated on for a huge olfactory meningioma 8 years before, came for progressive nasal obstruction. On physical examination, a mass that completely obliterated the right nasal passage was detected. A c.e. cranial MRI confirmed the presence of an enhancing mass completely occupying the right nostril, without intracranial extension. A biopsy of the mass revealed a meningioma (WHO grade I) and the patient was admitted to our department for the surgical removal of the endonasal recurrent tumor. Results The meningioma was approached and excised by endonasal endoscopic approach using a microdebrider and electrocautery. A linear residual of tumor was left attached to the previous anterior skull base’ vascularized galeal flap, in order to avoid a communication with the intracranial compartment and a possible cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient immediately referred an improvement in breathing. A c.e. postoperative MRI confirmed the nearly total removal of tumor. Conclusions We present a video with the most relevant steps of transnasal endoscopic surgical removal of a quite rare case of a recurrent olfactory groove meningioma, completely obliterating the right nostril.

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Combined transfrontal and endonasal endoscopic surgery of epidural abscess following frontal sinusitis. A case report

Neurological Research ◽

10.1080/01616412.1999.11740923 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 229-232 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S Kubo ◽

A. Wakayama ◽

K. Baba ◽

T. Sakaguchi ◽

S. Oshino ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Endoscopic Surgery ◽

Epidural Abscess ◽

Frontal Sinusitis ◽

Endonasal Endoscopic Surgery

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Frontal Base Gliosarcoma Mimicking as Olfactory Groove Meningioma- A Rare Case Report

Bangladesh Journal of Neurosurgery ◽

10.3329/bjns.v8i2.42355 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 108-111

Author(s):

Kaisar Haroon ◽

Tania Taher ◽

Abdullah Alamgir ◽

Naila Huq ◽

Md Arif Reza ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

The Body ◽

Intracranial Tumour ◽

Rare Tumour ◽

Olfactory Groove ◽

Rare Case Report ◽

History Of ◽

Olfactory Groove Meningioma ◽

The Brain ◽

Variable Presentation

Gliosarcoma is a rare tumour of the brain. It is a type of the gliobalstoma. This tumour has high complication rate as well as mortality. In our Institution, a 30 year old female was admitted with the complaints of headache and vomiting and weakness of rt. side of the body. She had history of radiotherapy on the frontal bone at four years age and following enucleation of the left eye. Now her recent MRI showed features of a tumor compatible with olfactory groove meningioma. She underwent craniotomy and her tumour was removed. Her histopathological exam was compatible with gliosarcoma which was confirmed with immunohistochemistry. And she was referred to oncologist for further management. Gliosarcoma is a rare intracranial tumour which has variable presentation. The aim of this case report is to present a secondary gliosarcoma which had presented as olfactory groove meningioma. Bang. J Neurosurgery 2019; 8(2): 108-111

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