title: [Retrospective study of 50 cases of spinal meningioma].
abstract: The clinical history prior to surgery of 50 consecutive cases of spinal meningioma was reviewed. The following features turned out to be particularly interesting: a 7:1 female to male ratio; the symptoms began after the sixth decade in no less than 66% of patients; only 36% were correctly diagnosed as having spinal tumor at the first clinical examination; the average duration of symptoms was 16 months prior to surgery. Such findings are discussed and compared with those of the previous reports.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms; D008579:Meningioma; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms
vernacular_title: Studio retrospettivo di 50 casi di meningioma spinale.