title: Report of a case of intraosseous frontal meningioma.
abstract: Meningiomas without dural connection are rare lesions and often referred to as ectopic. Primary ectopic intraosseous meningiomas are uncommon, accounting for less than 2% of all meningiomas. Herein the authors describe a case of meningioma involving the frontal bone in a 43-year-old man and review the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Santa Maria alle Scotte Hospital, Siena, Italy. simone.ulivieri@email.it
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ulivieri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petrini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oliveri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miracco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012886:Skull