Spinal extradural meningioma: Report of two cases

Purely extradural spinal meningiomas are rare and often confused with metastases and schwannomas. Only a few cases have been described in the literature, and they are located mainly in the cervical and dorsal regions. We present two cases of extradural meningiomas, one well-defined nodular growth pr...

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Published in:Journal of craniovertebral junction and spine 2024-04, Vol.15 (2), p.254-257
Main Authors: Redhu, Rakesh, Pavithra, H N
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
extradural meningioma
metastases
schwannoma
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Summary:Purely extradural spinal meningiomas are rare and often confused with metastases and schwannomas. Only a few cases have been described in the literature, and they are located mainly in the cervical and dorsal regions. We present two cases of extradural meningiomas, one well-defined nodular growth present at a cervicodorsal junction that was confused with schwannoma preoperatively and the other typical meningioma extending both intra and extradurally in the upper dorsal spine.
ISSN:0974-8237
0976-9285
DOI:10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_12_24