title: An unusual bump on the head. Intraextracranial meningioma presenting incidentally.
abstract: Meningiomas are common intracranial tumours which rarely extend to extra cranial sites. Here, the authors report a rare case of an intracranial meningioma with extracranial spread into the subcutaneous tissues of the scalp, with a brief overview of the literature. An 82-year-old man presented following a fall. At the time of assessment, it was noted that he had a large deformity over the frontal area of his scalp. It was unclear as to the duration of this deformity. Following an inconclusive CT head he underwent a MRI head which revealed an intracranial mass which extended across the frontal lobes. The mass permeated through the skull and extended through to the scalp. He underwent a biopsy of the extracranial component. The histology of which suggested a benign meningioma with low mitotic activity.
authors: Geriatrics Department, Whittington Hospital, London, UK. proust69@hotmail.com
authors: Vivek
authors: V
authors: Nadarajan
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Goddin
authors: Dina
authors: D
authors: Luder
authors: Anisha
authors: A
authors: Doshi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed