A multilevel thoracolumbar meningioma in a young woman

Summary Spinal meningiomas of five or more vertebral segment long are very rare and also less common in younger patients. Under 50 years of age these tumors are more commonly genetical and have worse prognosis. A 25-year-old woman presented with back pain and progressive walking difficulty. An intra...

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Published in:Acta neurochirurgica 2008-08, Vol.150 (8), p.843-844
Main Authors: Gül, Ş., Kalaycı, M., Edebali, N., Yurdakan, G., Açıkgöz, B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Brief Report of Special Case
Female
Humans
Interventional Radiology
Laminectomy
Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology
Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meningeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Meningeal Neoplasms - pathology
Meningeal Neoplasms - surgery
Meningioma - diagnosis
Meningioma - pathology
Meningioma - surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosurgery
Spinal Cord Compression - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Compression - pathology
Spinal Cord Compression - surgery
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - pathology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - surgery
Spinal Fusion
Surgical Orthopedics
Thoracic Vertebrae - pathology
Thoracic Vertebrae - surgery
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Summary:Summary Spinal meningiomas of five or more vertebral segment long are very rare and also less common in younger patients. Under 50 years of age these tumors are more commonly genetical and have worse prognosis. A 25-year-old woman presented with back pain and progressive walking difficulty. An intradural extramedullary tumor extending from thoracal 9th to lumbar 2nd vertebral body was detected. The patient was operated and the tumor was totally removed. The histopathological diagnosis was angiomatous meningioma. Neurological symptoms and signs partially improved postoperatively. Interestingly, magnetic resonance imaging of this patient might easily be confused with ependymoma. Although we performed laminectomy and instrumentation, to maintain stability laminoplasty should be the first treatment modality for such a young patient.
ISSN:0001-6268
0942-0940
DOI:10.1007/s00701-008-1609-7