PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mahan Salehi
AU  - Ashirwad Merve
AU  - Slaveya Yancheva
AU  - Jakub Kadlec
TI  - Ectopic thoracic meningioma: a diagnostically challenging case
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2021-242020
DP  - 2021 May 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e242020
VI  - 14
IP  - 5
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/5/e242020.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/5/e242020.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2021 May 01; 14
AB  - Whilst meningiomas are common neoplasms of the central nervous system; ectopic meningiomas are very rare. When they do occur, they are typically in the head and neck. Due to their rarity, they propose a diagnostic challenge with interesting pathological findings. To date, only seven ectopic meningiomas arising in the mediastinum have been reported in the literature. We aim to shift the focus on the diagnostic journey of this rare entity which involved various imaging and histopathological techniques. Our patient was successfully treated with no complications after four years through input from specialists and the multidisciplinary team.