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A multilevel thoracolumbar meningioma in a young woman.
Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2008 Aug; 150(8):843-4.AN

Abstract

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.

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Gül S
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Karaelmas, Zonguldak, Turkey. drsanser@yahoo.com
Kalayci M
No affiliation info available
Edebali N
No affiliation info available
Yurdakan G
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Açikgöz B
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MeSH

AdultFemaleHumansLaminectomyLumbar VertebraeMagnetic Resonance ImagingMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal Cord NeoplasmsSpinal FusionThoracic Vertebrae

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Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18548187

Citation

Gül, S, et al. "A Multilevel Thoracolumbar Meningioma in a Young Woman." Acta Neurochirurgica, vol. 150, no. 8, 2008, pp. 843-4.
Gül S, Kalayci M, Edebali N, et al. A multilevel thoracolumbar meningioma in a young woman. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2008;150(8):843-4.
Gül, S., Kalayci, M., Edebali, N., Yurdakan, G., & Açikgöz, B. (2008). A multilevel thoracolumbar meningioma in a young woman. Acta Neurochirurgica, 150(8), 843-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-008-1609-7
Gül S, et al. A Multilevel Thoracolumbar Meningioma in a Young Woman. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2008;150(8):843-4. PubMed PMID: 18548187.
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