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meningioma (mә-nin″je-o´mә)   a hard, usually vascular tumor occurring mainly along the meningeal vessels and superior longitudinal sinus; it invades the dura mater and leads to erosion and thinning of the skull, and often causes increased intracranial pressure.
 

angioblastic meningioma  angioblastoma (def. 2).

convexity meningiomas  a diverse group of meningiomas located within the sulci of the brain, usually anterior to the rolandic fissure.

psammomatous meningioma  one containing many psammoma bodies.





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