title: Presence of a meningioma in a cervical myelomeningocele sac.
abstract: An 11-year-old female, presented with a cervical myelomeningocele. Interestingly, the myelomeningocele sac was seen to contain a meningioma. There are no aetiological factors in the embryogenetic period that would lead to such a combination of lesions. In our opinion, the meningioma appeared in a later period because of local factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey. mtkaplan02@yahoo.com.tr
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Bengu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cobanoglu
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilinc
authors.forename: Hanefi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Yakup
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taskin
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020886:Somatosensory Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor