title: Primary Extracranial Meningioma: The Royal Pearl Experience.
abstract: The extracranial occurrence of meningioma, which is a tumour of the central nervous system, is rare. Two cases of primary extracranial meningioma of the psammomatous variant are reported here. Both cases were managed successfully by endoscopic endonasal approach. Literature has been reviewed and their clinicopathological features are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngolgy, Royal Pearl Hospital, Tiruchirapally, Tamilnadu India.
authors.forename: Trichy Narayanan
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Janakiram
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngolgy, Royal Pearl Hospital, Tiruchirapally, Tamilnadu India.
authors.forename: Palak
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parekh
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, Yenepoya Medical College, Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575018 Karnataka India ; Department of Otorhinolaryngolgy, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University Campus, Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575018 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Vijayalakshmi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Subramaniam
keywords: Epithelial membrane antigen; Extracranial meningioma; Psammoma bodies