TY - JOUR T1 - Ectopic thoracic meningioma: a diagnostically challenging case JF - BMJ Case Reports JO - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2021-242020 VL - 14 IS - 5 SP - e242020 AU - Mahan Salehi AU - Ashirwad Merve AU - Slaveya Yancheva AU - Jakub Kadlec Y1 - 2021/05/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/5/e242020.abstract N2 - 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. ER -