title: Spinal cystic meningioma presenting as a ring enhancing lesion on MRI.
abstract: Spinal meningiomas are much more common in women. The peak age incidence of presentation occurs in the sixth decade. Cystic meningiomas are rare and seem to have a predilection for children. We report a case of cystic spinal meningioma in a young man presenting as a ring enhancing lesion on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). This case is unusual because of the atypical features of the tumour, the relatively young age and sex of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, University of Thrace, Greece. manosdoc@mland.gr
authors.forename: Emmanuel M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Chatzidakis
authors.forename: Zacharias
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Volikas
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Condilis
authors.forename: Savvas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lypiridis
authors.forename: Moshos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fratzoglou
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Simopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome