title: Cavernous hemangioma of the skull and meningioma: association or coincidence?
abstract: Intraosseous cavernous hemangiomas of the skull are rare. Meningiomas are quite frequently encountered in a neurosurgical practice. The association between these two entities is nevertheless very uncommon. The authors present a case of a 72-year-old woman suffering from headache. The MRI showed a parietal meningioma with adjacent thick bone. The meningioma and the bone were removed. The histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of meningioma and revealed a cavernoma of the skull. The relationship between the lesions suggests more than a coincidental association. Several hypotheses are proposed to explain common causal connections.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Medical University, Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kilani
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Medical University, Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Darmoul
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Medical University, Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hammedi
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Medical University, Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Nsir
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Medical University, Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hattab