Invasive dumbbell spinal meningiomas: report of four cases and a review of the literature

J Orthop Sci. 2015 Nov;20(6):1148-54. doi: 10.1007/s00776-014-0638-8. Epub 2014 Sep 8.

Authors

Akio Iwanami¹, Yoshiomi Kobayashi¹, Morito Takano¹, Shuji Mikami², Yoshiaki Toyama¹, Masaya Nakamura³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
² Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinanomachi 35, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan. masa@a8.keio.jp.

PMID: 25196793
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-014-0638-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Male
Meningioma / diagnosis*
Meningioma / surgery*
Middle Aged
Myelography / methods
Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
Neoplasm Staging
Neurosurgical Procedures / methods
Radiographic Image Enhancement*
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery*
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome