Multiple spinal meningiomas: case report and review of the literature.
A case of multiple spinal meningiomas, not associated with Recklingshausen's disease, is reported. It was a 73-year-old female, who presented with gait disturbance. All the available literature on this rare syndrome is reviewed.
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2nd Division of Neurosurgery, University of Turin.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009192:Myelography; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery