title: Intracranial meningiomas presenting with epistaxis--case report and literature review.
abstract: This paper reports a case of the extracranial extension of meningioma from the anterior cranial fossa to the nasal cavity which presented clinically with epistaxis. On rare occasions, the initial manifestation of olfactory groove meningioma is through ENT symptoms. Both the surgical approach and the relevant literature are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed