Intradural extramedullary spinal cord meningioma with a rare extradural foraminal extension: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meningiomas are mostly benign and slow-growing neoplasms of the central nervous system. Spinal meningiomas account for up to 45% of all intradural spinal tumors in adults and up to 25%-45% of all spinal tumors. Spinal extradural meningiomas are rare and may be easily confused with malignant neoplasms.

Case description

A 24-year-old woman was presented to our hospital with paraplegia and loss of sensation in the T7 dermatome and lower body. MRI findings showed T6-T7 right-sided intradural extramedullary and extradural lesion, measuring 1.4 cm × 1.5 cm × 3 cm, extending to the right foramen, compressing the spinal cord, and displacing it to the left. Hyperintense lesion on T2 and hypointense lesion on T1 were observed. The patient reported improvement after surgery

SUBMITTER: Almatrafi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10150021 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature