title: Hyperostotic meningioma presenting as an asymptomatic forehead bulge in a 7-year-old girl.
abstract: The case of an asymptomatic 7-year-old girl with a hard bulge in the left forehead is presented. The radiological evaluation disclosed a hyperostotic mass with a large intracranial extension. A surgical specimen revealed a meningioma. The presence of a localized cranial bulge as the only sign of an intracranial tumor and the diagnostic value of computerized tomography (CT) are discussed.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed