title: Intramedullary meningioma of spinal cord: case report of a rare tumor highlighting the differential diagnosis of spinal intramedullary neoplasms.
abstract: A 15-year-old male presented with progressive weakness of both lower limbs with urinary incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a spinal intramedullary mass at D7-D8 level. The child was operated with a preliminary diagnosis of an intramedullary tumor. Atypical ependymoma and astrocytoma were considered in the differential diagnosis. Per- and post-operative histopathological examination reported the case as transitional meningioma (WHO Grade I). Spinal intramedullary meningiomas being a rare entity may be confused with other common intramedullary tumors. Though, rare still the possibility of an intramedullary spinal mass of being a meningioma does exist and therefore should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intramedullary tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ishita
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pant
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: Vinod Kumar Singh
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.forename: Rima
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008853:Microscopy; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery