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Primary ectopic meningioma of the palatine tonsil – a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Amandeep Kaur ,
Subhash Chandra Shetty ,
Devi Prasad  and
Vadakkepat Nirmala
Amandeep Kaur
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, St. John's Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
Subhash Chandra Shetty
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St. John's Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
Devi Prasad
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St. John's Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
Vadakkepat Nirmala*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, St. John's Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India.
*
Address for communication: V. Nirmala M.D., Professor and Head, Department of Pathology, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore 560 034, India.
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Abstract

Meningiomas can occur at excranial and extraspinal sites such as the nose, nasopharynx and paranasal sinuses. Meningioma of the tonsil has seldom been described. We report a case of ectopic meningioma of the left palatine tonsil, in a 50-year-old male with no clinical or radiological evidence of an intracranial lesion. Follow-up at six months revealed no evidence of recurrence.

Keywords

MeningiomaTonsil
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 2 , February 1997 , pp. 179 - 181
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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