title: Primary calvarial meningiomas.
abstract: Two cases of primary calvarial meningioma developing epidurally and protruding extracranially without subdural involvement are reported. The relevant literature on calvarial meningioma is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirakawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomonaga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed