title: Late metastasis of an intracranial meningioma to the hard palate.
abstract: Meningiomas are benign neoplasms that arise from cellular elements of the meninges. Although meningiomas are usually considered as benign tumors, they have a potential to become aggressive and to metastasize to the extracranial structures. Distant metastasis most commonly occurs in lung, liver, and long bones. We present an extremely rare case of a delayed metastasis of a recurrent intracranial meningioma to the hard palate 19 years after the initial diagnosis. The patient underwent surgical excision without any complication and follow-up showed no recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey. facelenk@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Celenk
authors.forename: Suna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erkilic
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Durucu
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baysal
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanlikama
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery