Meningioma--an unusual forehead swelling: a case report

Meningiomas are rarely encountered by head and neck clinicians. This report describes a patient with a meningioma presenting uncommonly as a long-standing forehead mass with minimal symptoms. Investigation identified a large bifrontal meningioma with extra-cranial extension involving the right orbit and forehead. The literature is reviewed with particular reference to extra-cranial meningioma and the case is discussed.