[A free meningioma of the cauda equina]

Neurochirurgie. 1998 Apr;44(2):121-3.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report an unusual case of a cauda equina meningioma occurring in a young girl. This tumor was neurinoma-like. No meningeal attachment was identified in the neuroradiological study and during its microsurgical removal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cauda Equina*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Meningioma / diagnosis*
  • Meningioma / pathology
  • Meningioma / surgery
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
  • Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / diagnosis*