[Meningioma with a peritumoral abscess]

The paper presents a rare case of meningioma associated with peritumoral abscess formed in a 63-year-old female undergone right nephrectomy for abscessed pyelonephritis and drainage of gluteal abscesses 3 months before admission. Brain computed tomography revealed a left frontotemporal heterogeneous mass lesion with margin contrast accumulation. At surgery, convexity meningioma with peritumoral abscess was totally removed. Hematogenous spread of Staphylococcus aureus is most likely to be responsible for peritumoral abscess. The paper also gives a review of literature and a brief account of the case.