title: Intradiploic meningioma of the skull. Case report and review of literature.
abstract: A case of a patient with an accidentally discovered scalp mass is presented. Radiological investigation documented an osteolytic intradiploic lesion of the cranial vault. The lesion was surgically removed and histological examination revealed a meningioma. The literature concerning these uncommon tumours of the skull is reviewed, and the differential diagnosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University and Hospital, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spinnato
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cristofori
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iuzzolino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pinna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bricolo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed