title: Spinal meningioma en plaque. Report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of spinal meningiomas exhibiting en plaque patterns of growth are presented, one of which is reviewed more fully with emphasis on the radiographic and histological characteristics. The difficulties in diagnosis of this unusual tumor, its surgical management, and its postoperative course are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed