title: A rare case of intramedullary cervical spinal cord meningioma and review of the literature.
abstract: METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Daneshgah Street, Tabriz, East Azerbayjan, Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 21-year-old man presented with progressive paraesthesia and weakness in the four limbs, with disturbances in the vibration and positional senses. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cervical intramedullary tumour from the cervicomedullary junction to C3. Radical resection of the tumour was performed and histology revealed a meningioma. His clinical outcome after a 3-year follow-up is relatively good.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intramedullary cervical meningiomas are very rare and have been reported only five times before. Because of its tendency to recur after surgery and because of a possible aggressive behaviour, meticulous histopathological examination is mandatory to predict the evolution and plan the follow-up. Outcome is mainly related to the type of tumour and the complete removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, East Azerbayjan, Iran.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salehpour
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeinali
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vahedi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halimi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020886:Somatosensory Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome