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