title: An unusual cervical spinal meningioma in a child.
abstract: The incidence of spinal meningioma is very rare in children. A 14-year-old girl presented with right arm weakness, gait disturbance, and urinary incontinence. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intradural extramedullary tumor dorsal to the spinal cord in the level of C1. The tumor was totally removed despite the severe cord compression. Meningotheliomatous meningioma was diagnosed after histological examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Pohang St. Mary's Hospital, Pohang, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyok-Rae
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Jong-Koo
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ae-Lan
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Paik
authors.forename: Woo-Young
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Jang
keywords: Spinal meningioma
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