A. Ghobashy et W. Tobler, INTRAOSSEOUS CALVARIAL MENINGIOMA OF THE SKULL PRESENTING AS A SOLITARY OSTEOLYTIC SKULL LESION - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Acta neurochirurgica, 129(1-2), 1994, pp. 105-108
Intraosseous calvarial meningiomas, defined as meningiomas confined to
the skull with no epidural or subcutaneous component, are rare and us
ually exhibit osteoblastic activity. We present a case of a primary in
traosseous meningioma in the right frontal bone that presented radiolo
gically as a solitary lytic skull lesion and was completely excised. T
he lesion was benign without recurrence for 1 1/2 years. According to
our review of the literature, our case is the first with documentation
on computed tomography. In cases of solitary osteolytic skull lesions
, meningioma should be considered even though it may not seem likely,
because management will be directed to radical excision with good prog
nosis rather than biopsy.