title: Clear-cell meningioma in a 22-month-old male: a case report and literature review.
abstract: We report a case of spinal clear-cell meningioma occurring in a 22-month-old male who presented a right limp and then refused to walk. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a large, intradural tumor from T(11) to L(4), which was totally excised. The patient's postoperative recovery was uneventful and 5 months after surgery he began walking again. The latest follow-up magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and spine, obtained 42 months after diagnosis, was negative for tumor recurrence. Though clear-cell meningioma is a rare form of meningioma, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any space-occupying lesion of the spine arising in very young children. Complete surgical removal is necessary because it is potentially aggressive and may recur. After surgery, an accurate follow-up is warranted.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Italy.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Carrà
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Drigo
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Gardiman
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Perilongo
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Rigobello
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery