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Meningioma: Anyone else? I'm frightened

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I just had a CT scan for a sinus problem. The sinus problem was resolved but the scan showed a calcified focus along the posterior asect of the planum sphenoidale protruding into the suprasellar cistern measuring 07 x 0.9 x 1.3 cm. It may represent a calcified meningioma. Recommend follow up with MRI. I am scared. As far as I know I am not having symptoms.

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Take comfort in the fact that even if you have a meningioma they are usually benign. And, if it is classified as "calcified," that's an even better indicator of it being non-cancerous. If an MRI does indicate a meningioma for sure, I would consult with a good neurosurgeon on how to proceed. My primary care doctor and a local neurologist (not associated with a teaching hospital) both said, basically, "No worries. We find these incidentally all the time in old people when they are scanned for other issues." Upon insistence from my daughter, I consulted with a neurosurgeon at a teaching hospital and he said, "It needs to come out before it grows into your optic nerve."