title: Giant lumbar meningioma: a common tumour in an unusual location.
abstract: We report a 27-year-old woman with atypical sciatica due to a giant, rapidly growing, lumbar (T12-S1) meningioma. The unique features of this case are discussed and the importance of early investigation by MRI of patients with atypical low back pain and sciatica is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tolias
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Beale
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sakas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery