title: Ectopic extra-cranial meningioma presenting as an aural polyp.
abstract: Ectopic meningiomas located within the external auditory canal without any intracranial connection are an extremely rare finding. A report is made of a 38-year-old woman presenting with a conductive hearing loss due to an aural polyp, which was subsequently diagnosed as a meningioma. Computer-aided tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed the tumour to be entirely extracranial. Complete tumour excision was achieved using a modified radical mastoidectomy approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Stafford General Hospital, Staffordshire, UK. Indo_persian@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Harpreet S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Uppal
authors.forename: Maher
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kabbani
authors.forename: Vishnu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Simranjeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed