title: Extracranial meningioma in the maxillary region.
abstract: Extracranial meningioma consists of 1%-2% of all meningiomas. Because it is usually encountered by non-neurosurgeons and its main diagnosis is based on histological examination, it is really hard for "euro-laymen" to distinguish it from other common diseases. Herein we report a 59-year-old male patient with a large, painless mass on his maxilla, finally diagnosed as extracranial meningioma. This case is not frequently seen even in maxillofacial extracranial meningioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pinting
authors.forename: Huang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xiaofeng
authors.forename: Wang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhiyong
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged