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Right side neck mass measuring about 15 cm in diameter.
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On clinical examination the mass (Fig. 1) was found to be firm, non tender, fixed and non pulsatile, without being attached to the overlying skin.
Axial CT imaging demonstrating large well defined mildly enhancing soft tissue mass.
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A CT scan (Fig. 2) and an MRI (Fig 3.) were performed, which demonstrated the presence of a large, well defined, mildly enhancing soft tissue mass measuring about 8.5 x 6 x 5 cm located in the right carotid sheath.
MR imaging demonstrating a soft tissue mass compressing adjacent structures.
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A CT scan (Fig. 2) and an MRI (Fig 3.) were performed, which demonstrated the presence of a large, well defined, mildly enhancing soft tissue mass measuring about 8.5 x 6 x 5 cm located in the right carotid sheath.
Histological features of extracranial meningioma demonstrating meningiothelial cells with intranuclear inclusion and multiple psammoma bodies.
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Histological examination (Fig 4) revealed a tumor composed of bland looking meningiothelial cells with intranuclear inclusions, arranged in a syncytial pattern.