Gamuts

Solitary intracranial calcification

Meningioma, also known as meningeal tumor, is typically a slow-growing tumor that forms from the meninges, the membranous layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms depend on the location and occur as a result of the tumor pressing on nearby tissue. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
 Common
Arteriosclerosis
Arteriovenous malformation
Chordoma
Choroid plexus calcification
Craniopharyngioma
Dural calcification
Habenular commissure calcification
Idiopathic
Interclinoid ligament calcification
Low-grade astrocytoma
Oligodendroglioma
Petroclinoid ligament calcification
Pineal gland calcification
Sturge-Weber syndrome
Tubercular meningitis
Tuberculoma
 Uncommon
Basal ganglion calcification
Cerebral infarct
Choroid plexus papilloma
Chronic epidural hematoma
Chronic intracerebral hematoma
Chronic subdural hematoma
Coccidioidomycosis
Congenital cerebral granuloma
Cryptococcosis
Dentate nucleus calcification
Dermoid
Ependymoma
Epidermoid
Fungal disease
Gliosis
Granuloma
Hamartoma
Hemangioma
Hydatid cyst
Intracranial aneurysm
Intracranial infection
Lipoma of corpus callosum
Meningioma
Mucinous adenocarcinoma of colon
Neurocysticercosis
Neurofibroma
Osteosarcoma metastasis
Pacchionian granulation calcification
Paragonimus
Pineal germinoma
Pineal teratoma
Pituitary adenoma
Pituitary stone
Porencephalic cyst
Radiation necrosis
Scarring
Schwannoma
Syphilitic gumma
Teratoma
Tuberous sclerosis
Vein of Galen aneurysm
Zygomycosis

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