Primary Extracranial Meningioma
as a very Rare Cause of Nasal
Mass and Epistaxis in an Elderly
Published: November 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/20467.8778
Raman Wadhera, Sharad Hernot, Madhuri Kaintura, Sandeep Bhukar, S Dheeraj
1. Professor, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
3. Junior Resident, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
4. Junior Resident, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
5. Junior Resident, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sharad Hernot,
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E-mail: hernots@yahoo.com
Meningioma is known to be an intracranial pathology, but it can also present extracranially. We report a case of a 55-year-old female who presented to the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) emergency with a complaint of epistaxis for 1 day. There was a 7-8years history of self-resolving intermittent epistaxis. Nasal examination revealed a mass from which biopsy was taken. The specimen showed meningioma on histopathological examination. The mass was excised by ENT surgeons through lateral rhinotomy incision. It was confirmed to be a meningioma by final histopathological examination. The patient was discharged on 10th post-operative day after suture removal under stable condition and was symptom free on regular follow-ups. Worldwide there have been very less number of cases of primary extracranial meningioma causing symptoms of epistaxis, nasal obstruction and a large sinonasal mass in an elderly.
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