title: Extracranial meningioma of the parapharyngeal space: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Parapharyngeal tumours are frequently encountered in clinical practice and are often difficult to diagnose upon clinical examination due to the anatomic complexity of the region. We report a rare case of extracranial meningioma of the parapharyngeal space in a patient with no history of von Recklinghausen's disease, family history of meningioma or central neurofibromatosis (NF-2). The purpose of this report is to reiterate and emphasize the role of CT and MRI in the diagnosis of parapharyngeal masses, and to describe the characteristic radiological features of extracranial meningiomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, India.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Avinash
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auluck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mupparapu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D035421:Parotid Region / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed