title: Intraosseous meningioma: a rare tumor reconstructed with porous polyethylene.
abstract: A 45-year-old woman described the pain and the swelling at the left frontoparietal region. No significant findings were noted on physical examination, except a heterogeneous palpable lesion at the described region. Computed tomographic scan revealed an expansive bone lesion with homogeneous density, whereas magnetic resonance imaging revealed similar findings with no contrast enhancement. The lesion was totally resected, and cranioplasty with a porous polyethylene sheet (Medpor Biomaterial; Porex Surgical, Newnan, GA) was achieved. Histopathologic examination revealed an intraosseous meningioma. As far as we know, this case is the first case, in which total excision of the interosseous meningioma is followed by reconstruction with Medpor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. bariskucukyuruk@gmail.com
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kucukyuruk
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Biceroglu
authors.forename: Bashar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abuzayed
authors.forename: Mustafa Onur
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Ulu
authors.forename: Galip Zihni
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Sanus
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020959:Polyethylene; D011095:Polyethylenes; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; C084562:Medpor; D011095:Polyethylenes; D020959:Polyethylene