title: Ossified spinal meningioma en plaque.
abstract: Ossified spinal meningiomas alone are uncommon lesions and spinal meningiomas en plaque are even more. A rare case is presented of ossified meningioma en plaque in the midthoracic spine, which was totally removed. Characteristics of this tumor with reference to relatively pathognomonic neuroimagings are discussed. Microsurgical outcome of this type of tumor is expected to be good.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niijima
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Malis
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Sachdev
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae