title: Dorsal spinal epidural psammomatous meningioma in an adult male.
abstract: Meningiomas are benign in nature and arise from the arachnoid cells. They are mostly situated in the intracranial compartment, whereas spinal meningiomas are rare. Approximately, in 10% of cases, an extradural component is seen but an exclusively extradural meningioma is quite uncommon. However, WHO Grade II (atypical) and Grade III (anaplastic) tumors can behave aggressively. We reported a case of purely extradural psammomatous meningioma in an adult male affecting the dorsal spine although uncommon meningiomas should be included in the differential diagnosis of extradural intraspinal masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuro Surgery, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sharad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuro Surgery, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Kulwant
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuro Surgery, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suman
keywords: Dorsal spine; extradural; intraspinal; psammomatous meningioma