Uncommon Progression of an Extradural Spinal Meningioma

Extradural spinal meningiomas are rare. Our understanding of purely extradural spinal meningiomas is still incomplete and they may be easily confused with malignant neoplasms, much more common in this location. We report a rare case of a purely extradural thoracic spine meningioma in a 70-year-old m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ben Nsir, Atef, Boughamoura, Mohamed, Mahmoudi, Houda, Kilani, Mohamed, Hattab, Nejib
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4163413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25243091
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/630876
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Sumario:Extradural spinal meningiomas are rare. Our understanding of purely extradural spinal meningiomas is still incomplete and they may be easily confused with malignant neoplasms, much more common in this location. We report a rare case of a purely extradural thoracic spine meningioma in a 70-year-old man, with an unusual progression. In addition we discuss the pathogenesis of these tumors and the potential pitfalls in differential diagnosis and review the relevant literature concerning their treatment and outcome.

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