title: A giant hyperostosing meningioma in a child.
abstract: A case of 15-year-old boy with a giant hyperostotic meningioma is presented. The patient had a huge prominence at the posterior parietal region. The CT scan showed a giant intracranial tumor in the left parieto-occipital region under the hyperostotic bone. The tumor and hyperostotic bone were totally resected with the involved portion of the sagittal sinus. Histological study revealed a meningioma. The presence of such a huge hyperostosis and some peculiarities of childhood meningiomas are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University Medical School, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cataltepe
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ekin Ozcan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sagmanli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003399:Craniotomy; D006801:Humans; D015576:Hyperostosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed