PRIMARY EXTRACRANIAL MENINGIOMA - CASE OF INFRATEMPORAL FOSSA AND PARANASAL SINUS INVOLVEMENT

Authors
BERTRAND B DEVARS F AOUADI A TRAISSAC L CARLES D
Citation
B. Bertrand et al., PRIMARY EXTRACRANIAL MENINGIOMA - CASE OF INFRATEMPORAL FOSSA AND PARANASAL SINUS INVOLVEMENT, Journal of otolaryngology, 25(3), 1996, pp. 182-187
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of otolaryngology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03816605
Volume
25
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
182 - 187
Database
ISI
SICI code
0381-6605(1996)25:3<182:PEM-CO>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The authors report on the rare extracranial locations regarding a case of infratemporal fossa and paranasal sinus meningioma. These tumours formulate pathogenic questions, the hypothesis of which are exposed. D iagnosis gets difficult because of the atypical location of these meni ngiomas. Computerized. tomography scan is the examination of choice fo r assessing the extension of these lesions. The only treatment is surg ical.