title: Uncommon progression of an extradural spinal meningioma.
abstract: Extradural spinal meningiomas are rare. Our understanding of purely extradural spinal meningiomas is still incomplete and they may be easily confused with malignant neoplasms, much more common in this location. We report a rare case of a purely extradural thoracic spine meningioma in a 70-year-old man, with an unusual progression. In addition we discuss the pathogenesis of these tumors and the potential pitfalls in differential diagnosis and review the relevant literature concerning their treatment and outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Farhat Hached Street, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Atef
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8539-6360
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Nsir
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Farhat Hached Street, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boughamoura
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Farhat Hached Street, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Houda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mahmoudi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Farhat Hached Street, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kilani
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Farhat Hached Street, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Nejib
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hattab