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Ethmoid sinus ectopic meningioma

MedGen UID:
232473
•Concept ID:
C1333475
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: ethmoid sinus ectopic meningioma; Ethmoid Sinus Primary Ectopic Meningioma; ethmoid sinus primary ectopic meningioma; Ethmoidal Sinus Primary Ectopic Meningioma; ethmoidal sinus primary ectopic meningioma; Primary Ectopic Meningioma of Ethmoid Sinus; primary ectopic meningioma of ethmoid sinus; Primary Ectopic Meningioma of Ethmoidal Sinus; primary ectopic meningioma of ethmoidal sinus; Primary Ectopic Meningioma of the Ethmoid Sinus; primary ectopic meningioma of the ethmoid sinus; Primary Ectopic Meningioma of the Ethmoidal Sinus; primary ectopic meningioma of the ethmoidal sinus
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004014

Definition

An extremely rare meningioma that arises as a primary ectopic tumor in the ethmoid sinus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEthmoid sinus ectopic meningioma

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Diagnosis

Primary sphenoid sinus meningioma resection via transnasal transsphenoid approach: a case report.
Wang Z, Wang Y, Zhao X, Zhang J
J Int Med Res 2015 Apr;43(2):270-5. Epub 2015 Feb 13 doi: 10.1177/0300060514559792. PMID: 25681214
Primary ectopic meningioma in the right ethmoid sinus: a case report.
Hanada M, Kitajima K
Auris Nasus Larynx 1997 Jul;24(3):321-4. doi: 10.1016/s0385-8146(96)00032-6. PMID: 9251863

Prognosis

Primary meningioma of the paranasal sinus.
Gökduman CA, Iplikcioglu AC, Kuzdere M, Bek S, Cosar M
J Clin Neurosci 2005 Sep;12(7):832-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.09.031. PMID: 16198923
Primary ectopic meningioma in the right ethmoid sinus: a case report.
Hanada M, Kitajima K
Auris Nasus Larynx 1997 Jul;24(3):321-4. doi: 10.1016/s0385-8146(96)00032-6. PMID: 9251863

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