An Unusual Cervical Spinal Meningioma in a Child.
10.3340/jkns.2013.53.2.129
- Author:
Hyok Rae CHO
1
;
Jong Koo LEE
;
Ae Lan PAIK
;
Woo Young JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Pohang St. Mary's Hospital, Pohang, Korea. drchr@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Spinal meningioma
- MeSH:
Arm;
Child;
Gait;
Humans;
Incidence;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Meningioma;
Spinal Cord;
Urinary Incontinence
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2013;53(2):129-131
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The incidence of spinal meningioma is very rare in children. A 14-year-old girl presented with right arm weakness, gait disturbance, and urinary incontinence. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intradural extramedullary tumor dorsal to the spinal cord in the level of C1. The tumor was totally removed despite the severe cord compression. Meningotheliomatous meningioma was diagnosed after histological examination.
