CASE REPORT   

European Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2021 August;5(2):74-7

DOI: 10.23736/S2532-3466.20.00231-3

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language: English

Extracranial meningioma as a mass in temporal region

Marc AGEA MARTÍNEZ ✉, Eduardo MONTESERIN MARTÍNEZ, Dafne GASCON ALONSO, Carlos NAVARRO CUÉLLAR, José I. SALMERÓN ESCOBAR

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

Meningiomas are one of the major tumors of the central nervous system, representing 20% of all intracranial neoplasms. However, extracranial location is extremely rare, in fact, there are few cases reported in the scientific literature. Most are diagnosed and treated by less experienced surgeons with this type of lesion, which is an additional challenge. The aim of this study was to demonstrate our experience in the management of this type of lesions, which are so infrequent.

KEY WORDS: Extracranial meningioma; Head and neck cancer; Temporal region; Oncological surgery