A Case of Cranial Meningioma with Symptoms Similar to Nasopharyngeal Mass

Abstract

Meningiomas are generally slow-growing benign tumors associated with the dura. They form lumps that mostly grow extra-axially, by repulsing, rather than infiltrating the surrounding neural parenchyma. Majority of meningiomas are intracranial. However, although rare, meningioma formation has been reported in almost all other organs. We report the case of a patient with an extra- neuraxial meningioma presenting as a nasopharyngeal mass

Keywords

• extra-neuraxial meningioma
• nasopharynx
• nasopharyngeal mass