Summary

• Predominantly benign tumour of the meninges occurring at both cranial and spinal sites. They are occasionally atypical or malignant in nature.
• Produces symptoms from local mass effect due to compression of neural structures or may present with seizure.
• Diagnosis confirmed by the characteristic appearance on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with and without contrast enhancement.
• Asymptomatic lesions may be followed up with serial observation.
• Treatment of symptomatic meningioma is usually surgical resection, although, in some cases, local radiotherapy is used as primary treatment.