title: Calcified falx meningioma.
abstract: A totally calcified mid third falcine meningioma in an elderly male patient is presented. An uneventful enmasse excision was performed. Advantages of positioning on ipsilateral side for paramedian extracerebral lesions are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery, Histopathology and Radiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mathuriya
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Vasishta
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Khosla
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010294:Parietal Bone; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed