Humps and bumps of head: review of meningiomas of the scalp

Vol. 64 No. 4, 2023

ROMANIAN JOURNAL of MORPHOLOGY and EMBRYOLOGY

Elena Porumb-Andrese, Claudia Florida Costea, Georgiana Macovei, Gabriela Florenta Dumitrescu, Laurentiu Andrei Blaj, Iulian Prutianu, Andrei Ionut Cucu

Meningiomas are a type of tumor that arises from meningothelial cells and primarily develops in intracranial space, being some of the most common benign tumors of the central nervous system. However, meningiomas can rarely occur on the scalp and are called primary cutaneous meningiomas. Since the pathogenesis of these lesions is still uncertain, these tumors still pose challenges in terms of histopathological diagnosis. In this review, we will discuss the main cases of scalp meningiomas in the literature, their classification, pathological and immunohistochemical diagnosis, differential diagnosis with other scalp lesions and the most effective treatment. This study highlights the importance of immunohistochemistry in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions located on the scalp.

Corresponding author: Claudia Florida Costea, Professor, MD, PhD; e-mail: costea10@yahoo.com; Georgiana Macovei, Associate Professor, MD, PhD; e-mail: georgiana.macovei@umfiasi.ro

DOI: 10.47162/RJME.64.4.02 Download PDF
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