title: Cystic meningiomas.
abstract: Five cases of meningiomas associated with cysts are reported. In a review of the literature the authors stress the importance and difficulty of the preoperative accurate diagnosis and the differential diagnosis from other cystic tumours to avoid misdiagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kulah
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ilçayto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiskeci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003399:Craniotomy; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed