Abstract

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 FRONTAL LOBE.
CASE REPORT: A 62-YEAR-OLD MALE PRESENTED WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, PECULIAR HISTORY OF ABLUTOPHOBIA FOR 4-5 YEARS WITH CE MRI BRAIN SUGGESTIVE OF OLFACTORY GROOVE MENINGIOMA COMPRESSING SUPERIOR ASPECT OF PRECHIASMATIC SEGMENTS OF BILATERAL OPTIC NERVES. PATIENT WAS URGENTLY REFERRED TO NEUROSURGEON AND SURGERY WAS PERFORMED. BIOPSY CONFIRMED THE SAME.
CONCLUSION: OLFACTORY GROOVE MENINGIOMAS ARE RARE TUMORS AND CAN BE DIAGNOSED LATE BECAUSE THEY PROGRESS SLOWLY. EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT MAY AFFECT PROGNOSIS AND MORBIDITY OF THESE PATIENTS.