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Ectopic Meningioma

MedGen UID:
232146
•Concept ID:
C1333373
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Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Primary Ectopic Meningioma

Definition

A meningothelial neoplasm that arises from an anatomic site outside the intracranial and intraspinal compartments. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Effective drug treatment identified by in vivo screening in a transplantable patient-derived xenograft model of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.
Kloos A, Mintzas K, Winckler L, Gabdoulline R, Alwie Y, Jyotsana N, Kattre N, Schottmann R, Scherr M, Gupta C, Adams FF, Schwarzer A, Heckl D, Schambach A, Imren S, Humphries RK, Ganser A, Thol F, Heuser M
Leukemia 2020 Nov;34(11):2951-2963. Epub 2020 Jun 24 doi: 10.1038/s41375-020-0929-3. PMID: 32576961Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Parasellar Lesions.
Gatto F, Perez-Rivas LG, Olarescu NC, Khandeva P, Chachlaki K, Trivellin G, Gahete MD, Cuny T; on behalf of the ENEA Young Researchers Committee (EYRC)
Neuroendocrinology 2020;110(9-10):728-739. Epub 2020 Mar 4 doi: 10.1159/000506905. PMID: 32126547
Clinical characteristics and treatment of ectopic meningiomas.
Liu Y, Wang C, Zhu S, Li F, Wang H, Liu M, Zhang L, Wu C
J Neurooncol 2011 Mar;102(1):81-7. Epub 2010 Jul 6 doi: 10.1007/s11060-010-0288-4. PMID: 20607355

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ectopic orbital meningioma: Fact or fiction?
Tan LT, Stewart CM, Sheerin F, MacDonald B, Silva P, Norris JH
Orbit 2017 Jun;36(3):144-146. Epub 2017 Mar 3 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1279663. PMID: 28594302
Ectopic orbital meningioma: report of two cases and literature review.
Gündüz K, Kurt RA, Erden E
Surv Ophthalmol 2014 Nov-Dec;59(6):643-8. Epub 2014 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2014.01.009. PMID: 25444364
The pathology of extracranial scalp and skull masses in young children.
Cummings TJ, George TM, Fuchs HE, McLendon RE
Clin Neuropathol 2004 Jan-Feb;23(1):34-43. PMID: 14986932

Diagnosis

Primary Heterotopic Meningioma of Nasal Cavity: Case Report and Literature Review.
Hu X, Jiang M, Feng Z, Wang J, Wang P, Cai J
Ear Nose Throat J 2022 Nov;101(9):NP383-NP388. Epub 2020 Nov 20 doi: 10.1177/0145561320974863. PMID: 33215534
A contemporary and a historical patient with an ectopic meningioma.
Verhoeven V, Vrints I, De Keyser J, Menovsky T, Thiessen F, Tondu T
Acta Chir Belg 2019 Aug;119(4):254-258. Epub 2018 Mar 1 doi: 10.1080/00015458.2018.1438561. PMID: 29490576
Ectopic rhabdoid meningioma of the orbit in a child: case report and review of the literature.
Yeşiltaş YS, Gündüz K, Okçu Heper A, Erden E
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Aug;22(2):151-157. Epub 2018 May 4 doi: 10.3171/2018.1.PEDS17557. PMID: 29726794
Ectopic orbital meningioma: report of two cases and literature review.
Gündüz K, Kurt RA, Erden E
Surv Ophthalmol 2014 Nov-Dec;59(6):643-8. Epub 2014 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2014.01.009. PMID: 25444364
Geniculate ganglion meningioma.
Chung CJ, Mukherji S, Fordham L, Boydston W, Hudgins R
Pediatr Radiol 1997 Nov;27(11):847-9. doi: 10.1007/s002470050252. PMID: 9361041

Prognosis

Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors of Head and Neck: Imaging-Based Review of World Health Organization Classification.
Abdel Razek AAK, Gamaleldin OA, Elsebaie NA
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2020 Nov/Dec;44(6):928-940. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001109. PMID: 33196600
A contemporary and a historical patient with an ectopic meningioma.
Verhoeven V, Vrints I, De Keyser J, Menovsky T, Thiessen F, Tondu T
Acta Chir Belg 2019 Aug;119(4):254-258. Epub 2018 Mar 1 doi: 10.1080/00015458.2018.1438561. PMID: 29490576
Primary extradural meningiomas in head: a report of 19 cases and review of literature.
Liu Y, Wang H, Shao H, Wang C
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2015;8(5):5624-32. Epub 2015 May 1 PMID: 26191274Free PMC Article
Primary mediastinal atypical meningioma: report of a case and literature review.
Mogi A, Hirato J, Kosaka T, Yamaki E, Kuwano H
World J Surg Oncol 2012 Jan 21;10:17. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-17. PMID: 22264362Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and treatment of the primary malignant meningioma in mediastinum: a case report.
Chen F, Zhang S
South Med J 2009 Nov;102(11):1164-6. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181b59353. PMID: 19864997

Clinical prediction guides

Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors of Head and Neck: Imaging-Based Review of World Health Organization Classification.
Abdel Razek AAK, Gamaleldin OA, Elsebaie NA
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2020 Nov/Dec;44(6):928-940. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001109. PMID: 33196600
Intranodal meningothelial proliferation in a patient with Cowden syndrome: a case report.
Olofson A, Marotti J, Tafe LJ, Linos K
Hum Pathol 2017 Aug;66:183-187. Epub 2017 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.03.002. PMID: 28315423
Primary Ectopic Meningioma of the Tongue: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Ma C, Li X, Li Y, Qu X
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2016 Nov;74(11):2216-2228. Epub 2016 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2016.04.023. PMID: 27235182
An ectopic meningioma in nasal floor.
Yang XH, Liu L, Zhang P, Hu YJ
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Mar;26(2):e88-90. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000000546. PMID: 25643340

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