Ventral Foramen Magnum Meningioma: Case Report.
- Author:
Jin Wook KIM
1
;
Chan Jong YOO
;
Ju Ho JEONG
;
Uhn LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foramen magnum;
Meningioma;
Transcondylar approach;
Occipital condyle;
Craniovertebral instability
- MeSH:
Aged;
Deglutition;
Female;
Foramen Magnum*;
Gait;
Hand;
Humans;
Meningioma*;
Muscular Atrophy;
Neck Pain
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2002;32(3):272-274
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of a ventral foramen magnum meningioma in a 73-year-old woman presenting with swallowing difficulty, posterior neck pain, gaiting difficulty, progressive motor and sensory deficits in all extemities, and intrinsic muscle atrophy in both hands. Magnetic resonace imaging revealed a huge mass, 4x4x4.5cm in size, located in anterior foramen magnum. We removed the mass by partial condylectomy via far lateral transcondylar approach without neurological deficit and postoperative craniovertebral instability.