Extradural Spinal Meningioma in a Nine-Year-Old Girl: a Case Report and Review of the Literature

Hisham Ben Khayal, Abdulsalam Abograra and Muffaq Lashhab
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Hisham Ben Khayal: Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Tripoli University, Libya
Abdulsalam Abograra: Associate Professor of Radiology, Triploi Medical Center, Tripoli University, Libya
Muffaq Lashhab: Neurosurgeon, Ali Omar Askar Neurosurgery Hospital, Tripoli University, Libya

Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, 2017, vol. 5, issue 2, 27-28

Abstract: The spinal meningioma is rare in children with an annual incidence of 5 case per 1000000 people. In the medical literature, approximately 60 cases of spinal meningioma have been reported in the otherwise normal pediatric population [1]. We report a case of a 9 year old girl who presented with weakness of both lower limbs and unable to walk. Imaging studies demonstrated an extradural spinal tumor at dorsal spine. The patient was operated and tumor was totally removed. The postoperative course was excellent. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of meningioma. After surgery there was improvement in signs and symptoms.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2017.05.555659

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