title: Ossified thoracic spinal meningioma in childhood: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Spinal ossified meningiomas are extremely rare. This is a report of a study on a 15-year-old boy with thoracic spinal ossified meningioma. The meningioma was resected totally. Histopathological examination revealed a transitional meningioma (psammomatous+meningothelial). Immunohistochemically, Ki 67 antibody was applied but no positive staining was present. The surgical and pathological aspects of spinal ossified meningiomas were reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, 35340, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey. snaderi@kordon.deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naderi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Canda
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Acar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
chemical_list: D019394:Ki-67 Antigen