cystic meningioma with interesting imaging characteristics in frontal region: a case report

Introduction: cystic meningioma is an unusual shape of meningioma, and the imaging manifestations and site of the solid/cystic components of the mass increase our difficulties in making a diagnosis. case report: we report a case of a 78-year-old right-handed woman who presented with right-sided hemiparesis, urinary incontinency, and broca aphasia. a large left-sided frontal region cystic extra-axial mass with a suspicious small solid nodule and adjacent bony erosion was detected on non-contrast ct of the brain. brain magnetic resonance imaging (mri) with gadolinium depicted the cystic and solid components exactly. a probable diagnosis of cystic meningioma was made and subsequently confirmed by histological study after surgical resection of the tumor. to confirm the category and subtypes of the tumor, a histopathological examination of the tumor cells should be done.