Abstract
We report herein on a case of cervical spinal meningioma in a 29-year-old woman, which presented as a subcutaneous mass of the neck, and fine needle aspiration cytology was performed. Cytological analysis revealed spindle cells in loose clusters or syncytial arrangements. The nuclei were ovoid with finely granular, evenly distributed chromatin. Nucleoli were inconspicuous, and intranuclear cytoplasmic invaginations were noted. The diagnosis of meningioma was histologically confirmed in the surgical specimens. Although uncommon, meningioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any tumor in the neck.
