title: Primary extracranial meningiomas of the head and neck.
abstract: Extracranial meningiomas comprise approximately 2% of all meningiomas. Primary extracranial meningiomas are even less common. This report details our experience with these unusual tumors from 1972 to 1989. The diagnosis, surgical management, and significant histopathologic features are discussed. The correlation of primary extracranial meningiomas with neurofibromatosis type II and a treatment algorithm are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Costantino
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Teitelbaum
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Berktold
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sisson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps