[A case of multiple extracranial meningiomas].

A case of multiple extracranial meningiomas, occurring in the orbita, both ethmoidal sinuses and the frontal sinus of a 60-year-old man, is reported. These meningiomas were histologically similar and diagnosed as transitional type benign meningioma. On whole body examinations including CT scans, we could not find any other primary foci. There fore, these meningiomas were thought to be a case of multiple extracranial meningiomas occurring at the same time. As for multiple extracranial meningiomas, this is the first case report in Japan. In general, extracranial meningiomas have been thought to be derived from ectopic arachnoid cell rests. Our case will be extremely important in the light of the histogenesis of extracranial meningiomas.