Left Carotid Sheath Meningioma

Afshar Moghadam, Noushin; Shavakhi, Mitra; Sabaghi, Behnaz; Momeni, Alireza

Left Carotid Sheath Meningioma

Document Type : Case Report(s)

Authors

Noushin Afshar Moghadam ¹

Mitra Shavakhi ¹

Behnaz Sabaghi ²

Alireza Momeni ²

¹ Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

² Department of Otolaryngology, Milad Hospital, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Although meningiomas are common tumors of the central nervous system, primary extracranial meningiomas are extremely rare. These tumors constitute approximately1% of all meningiomas. This study has reported a very rare case of meningioma on the left carotid sheath that presented as a left neck mass. We performed a core biopsy of the mass. Subsequently, the tumor was excised and histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of primary extra cranial meningioma.