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Primary Extracranial Meningioma: The Royal Pearl Experience

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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.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngolgy, Royal Pearl Hospital, Tiruchirapally, Tamilnadu, India

    Trichy Narayanan Janakiram & Palak Parekh

  2. Department of ENT-Head and Neck Surgery, Yenepoya Medical College, Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575018, Karnataka, India

    Vijayalakshmi Subramaniam

  3. Department of Otorhinolaryngolgy, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University Campus, Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575018, Karnataka, India

    Vijayalakshmi Subramaniam

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Janakiram, T.N., Parekh, P. & Subramaniam, V. Primary Extracranial Meningioma: The Royal Pearl Experience. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 67, 120–123 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-015-0856-1

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