Simultaneous occurrence of multiple meningiomas in different neuraxial compartments.
The simultaneous occurrence of multiple meningiomas in different neuraxial compartments is rare. A 35-year-old female patient had multiple meningiomas involving both the supratentorial compartments and in the upper dorsal spine. The patient underwent excision of 2 cranial and 2 spinal meningiomas, and has remained asymptomatic over a follow-up period of 18 months.
Department of Neurosurgery, Command Hospital (CC), Lucknow 226-002, India. hsbhatoe@indiatimes.com
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D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery