Open AccessExtradural spinal meningioma: Revisiting a rare entity
Author(s) -
Guruprasad Bettaswamy,
Paurush Ambesh,
Kuntal Kanti Das,
Rabi Narayan Sahu,
Arun Kumar Srivastava,
Anant Mehrotra,
Awadhesh Kumar Jaiswal,
Sushila Jaiswal,
Sanjay Behari
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.176630
Subject(s) - medicine , meningioma , radiological weapon , surgery , cerebral spinal fluid , cervical spine , radiology , anesthesia
Spinal meningiomas are mostly intradural in location although at times these are associated with some extradural extensions. Purely extradural spinal meningiomas (EDSMs) are however, extremely rare and when present, may cause diagnostic dilemma preoperatively. Only seven cases of pure EDSM have been reported till date. In this paper, we describe two cases of EDSM affecting the cervical spine and present their clinical profiles, radiological findings, operative management, and follow-up data, along with a review of the literature.