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Ectopic meningioma: a case report with a literature review

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Ectopic (extradural) meningiomas that do not originate from either the optic fascicle or the intracranial meninges are exceedingly rare. A patient with an ectopic meningioma in the external auditory canal and mastoid was treated in our unit. The world literature of the last 20 years was reviewed.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Whipps Cross Hospital, Whipps Cross Road Leytonstone, London, E11 1NR, UK

    G. Kumar, S. Basu, P. Sen & S. A. Kamal

  2. Department of Pathology, Whipps Cross Hospital, London, UK

    P. M. S. Jiskoot

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Kumar, G., Basu, S., Sen, P. et al. Ectopic meningioma: a case report with a literature review. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 263, 426–429 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-005-1030-2

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