Cervical extradural meningioma: case report and literature review.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2008
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Extradural lesions are most commonly metastatic neoplasms. Extradural meningioma accounts for 2.7 to 10% of spinal neoplasms and most commonly is found in the thoracic spine.
DESIGN: Case report.
FINDINGS: A 45-year-old woman presented with posterior cervicothoracic pain for 8 months following a motor vehicle crash. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine revealed an enhancing epidural mass. Computerized tomography of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis revealed no systemic disease. Due to the lesion's unusual signal characteristics and location, an open surgical biopsy was completed, which revealed a psammomatous meningioma. Surgical decompression of the spinal cord and nerve roots was then performed. The resection was subtotal due to the extension of the tumor around the vertebral artery.
CONCLUSION: Meningiomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of contrast-enhancing lesions in the cervical spine.
Volume
31
Issue
3
First Page
302
Last Page
305
ISSN
1079-0268
Published In/Presented At
Frank, B. L., Harrop, J. S., Hanna, A., & Ratliff, J. (2008). Cervical extradural meningioma: case report and literature review. The journal of spinal cord medicine, 31(3), 302–305. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2008.11760727
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
18795481
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article