TY - JOUR T1 - Exophytic intramedullary meningioma of the cervical spinal cord. AU - Sahni,D, AU - Harrop,J S, AU - Kalfas,I H, AU - Vaccaro,A R, AU - Weingarten,D, Y1 - 2008/08/16/ PY - 2006/08/09/received PY - 2007/08/04/revised PY - 2007/08/09/accepted PY - 2008/8/20/pubmed PY - 2008/12/17/medline PY - 2008/8/20/entrez SP - 1176 EP - 9 JF - Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia JO - J Clin Neurosci VL - 15 IS - 10 N2 - Intramedullary spinal cord neoplasms are relatively uncommon. The most common intramedullary tumors are astrocytomas and ependymomas. Meningiomas can occur as an intradural tumor; however, they are typically in the extramedullary compartment. A 42-year-old male presented with progressive sensory loss in the upper extremities and lower extremity weakness. Pre-operative imaging suggested an intramedullary cervical lesion. To treat the progressive neurological abnormality, surgical resection was planned. At surgery, it was noted that the tumor originated in the cervical spinal cord and extended into the extramedullary region. Histology confirmed the lesion to be a meningioma. This meningioma variant has not previously been described. Spinal meningiomas may occur in locations other than intradural, extramedullary locations, and should be included in the differential diagnosis of intramedullary lesions. Intramedullary meningiomas can be successfully treated with surgery. SN - 0967-5868 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18710810/Exophytic_intramedullary_meningioma_of_the_cervical_spinal_cord_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0967-5868(07)00541-3 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -