title: [Thoracic spine meningioma mimicking intramedullary tumor].
abstract: This report presents a case of a meningioma of the thoracic spine with a wide range of symptoms in a 23-year-old woman. The factor, which was making difficult the proper diagnosis, was atypical for a meningioma MRI--scan, mimicking intramedullary tumour. The tumour was removed radically with a favourable clinical outcome. Clinical history, surgical treatment and neuropathologic findings are described. A review of pertinent literature is included.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Neurochirurgii Szpitala Wojewódzkiego w Elblagu.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Derenda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bayassi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae