Intraosseous meningioma of the orbital roof

Abstract

Primary intraosseous meningioma is a rare variety of meningioma that represents about 1% of all meningiomas Intraosseous or intradiploic meningioma of the pediatric orbital roof is reported in case reports in very isolation.. The following article is carried out with the objective of describing a case of primary intraosseous meningioma of orbital roof in a pediatric patient as well as reviewing the literature in this regard. It was concluded that intraosseous or intradiploic meningioma of the orbital roof is a rare entity. They are more frequent in males and the common age of presentation is at the beginning of the second decade of life. They usually only present with ipsilateral proptosis, without impaired visual acuity or pain. Most are histologically of the psammomatous variety and the treatment of choice is total surgical excision.