GENICULATE GANGLION MENINGIOMA

Primary ectopic meningiomas ale rare, but may be seen in the head and neck region, The temporal bone and its neural foramen are rarely the s ite of a primary meningioma, This report describes the CT and MRI appe arance of an ectopic meningioma arising at the anatomic location of th e geniculate ganglion, and discusses the differential diagnosis as wel l as the possible origin of the tumor.