Open AccessPrimary intradiploic meningioma in the pediatric age-group
Author(s) -
M Sambasivan,
Kumar Padmanabhan Sanal,
Sambasivan Mahesh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.66680
Subject(s) - medicine , cranial vault , meningioma , scalp , differential diagnosis , lesion , etiology , histopathological examination , radiology , skull , pathology , surgery
The authors report a pediatric patient who presented with a slow-growing swelling on the scalp. Computed tomography (CT) of the head revealed an osteolytic intradiploic lesion of the cranial vault. The lesion was excised in toto, and histopathological examination revealed benign intradiploic meningioma. The possible etiology, clinical findings, CT appearance, differential diagnosis, and treatment strategy are discussed.