T h e literature p e r t i n e n t to extracranial metastases of p r i m a r y intracranial meningiomas was comprehensively reviewed by Kruse in 1960. 2 He concluded t h a t there were ~0 well d o c u m e n t e d cases, to which he added ~ of his own from a series of 803 cases a t the Armed Forces I n s t i t u t e of Pathology. We wish to report a further case which has several additional features of pathologic interest. Case R e p o r t A male, aged 57 years, 3 years before admission had the first of 3 transitory episodes of diplopia. Nine months before admission a moderately severe headache commenced, which became exacerbated in severity and frequency following trauma to the skull 3 months later. During the next 6 months there developed dizzy attacks, nausea, vomiting, aphasia, mental changes and a slowly progressive right hemiparesis.
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