Ectopic meningioma: a case report with a literature review.
Ectopic (extradural) meningiomas that do not originate from either the optic fascicle or the intracranial meninges are exceedingly rare. A patient with an ectopic meningioma in the external auditory canal and mastoid was treated in our unit. The world literature of the last 20 years was reviewed.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Whipps Cross Hospital, London, UK. drgauravkr@yahoo.co.uk
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D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D004424:Ear Canal; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed