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Extracranial meningioma of the parapharyngeal space: report of a case and review of the literature

¹ Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, India; ² Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, India; ³ Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, UMDNJ–New Jersey Dental School, Newark, New Jersey 07101, USA

*Correspondence to: Dr Ajit Auluck, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal - 576 104, Karnatka, India; Email: drajitauluck{at}gmail.com

Received 19 September 2005; revised 24 January 2006; accepted 17 February 2006

Parapharyngeal tumours are frequently encountered in clinical practice and are often difficult to diagnose upon clinical examination due to the anatomic complexity of the region. We report a rare case of extracranial meningioma of the parapharyngeal space in a patient with no history of von Recklinghausen's disease, family history of meningioma or central neurofibromatosis (NF-2). The purpose of this report is to reiterate and emphasize the role of CT and MRI in the diagnosis of parapharyngeal masses, and to describe the characteristic radiological features of extracranial meningiomas.

Keywords: meningioma; extracranial; parapharyngeal space; neurofibromatosis