Table 1 Demographical, radiological, therapeutic and prognosis characteristics of the 21 patients

Age (mean)

45.14 years old

Gender (%)

 Male

4 (19.05%)

 Female

17 (80.95%)

Symptom

 Craniofacial deformity

2

 Neurological dysfunction

8

 Seizure

1

 Headache/dizziness

7

 Symptom free

4

Meningioma

 Location

  Convexity

2

  Para-falx/para-sinus

4

  Skull base

12

  Ventricle

3

 Treatment

  Resection

14

  Gamma knife

1

  Watchful waiting

6

 Pathology

  Transitional

6

  Mixed

1

  Meningothelial

4

  Fibrous

2

  Metaplastic

1

 Follow-up (mean)

  Lost

2

  All patients

56.89 months

  Surgical patients

56.64 months

  Watchful waiting patients

57.60 months

 Prognosis

  Recurrence after resection

2

  Favorable outcome

19

Cranial fibrous dysplasia

 Location

  Sphenoid bone

10

  Maxilla

2

  Frontal bone

5

  Temporal bone

5

  Parietal bone

2

  Occipital bone

2

  Ethmoid sinus

2

  Clivus

2

 Treatment

  Surgery

4

  Watchful waiting

17

 Follow-up (mean)

  Lost

2

  All patients

56.89 months

  Surgical patients

47.00 months

  Watchful waiting patients

59.53 months

 Prognosis

  Progression

0

  Favorable outcome

19