title: Primary ectopic meningioma of the palatine tonsil--a case report.
abstract: Meningiomas can occur at excranial and extraspinal sites such as the nose, nasopharynx and paranasal sinuses. Meningioma of the tonsil has seldom been described. We report a case of ectopic meningioma of the left palatine tonsil, in a 50-year-old male with no clinical or radiological evidence of an intracranial lesion. Follow-up at six months revealed no evidence of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, St. John's Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nirmala
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*