title: [Calcified meningiomas: anatomo-radiographic correlations and description of some clinical cases (author's transl)].
abstract: A review has been carried out of the literature concerning the frequency of calcifications in  meningiomas. Four cases of meningiomas with calcifications are presented with the description of the anatomo-radiologic findings. The preoperative diagnostic value of the calcifications is stressed. The mechanisms of calcium deposition in the neoplastic tissues are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: I meningiomi calcificati. Correlazioni anatomo-radiografiche e presentazione di alcuni casi clinici.