Spinal epidural meningioma in a child

✍ Scribed by Han-Jung Chen; Chun-Chung Lui; Leung Chen

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 923 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0256-7040
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00274410

✦ Synopsis

A case of spinal epidural meningioma in a 14-year-old girl is presented. Myelographic and computed tomographic findings led to the preoperative diagnosis of a metastatic lesion. Histological examination revealed the tumor to be a meningioma. Total resection was accomplished and the patient made a very good neurological recovery. A review of the literature reveals that these tumors have rarely been reported, especially in childhood.