title: Primary ectopic intramuscular meningioma of the thigh.
abstract: A case of a primary ectopic intramuscular meningioma of the thigh in a 20-year-old male patient is presented. The possible histogenesis of primary ectopic meningiomas is summarized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, North Staffordshire Hospital Centre, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Broome
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008578:Meninges; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery