Purely intra-foraminal meningioma in the cervical spine

Purely intra-foraminal meningioma in the cervical spine:



Publication date: Available online 10 October 2020

Source: World Neurosurgery

Author(s): Benjamin Pommier, Alexandre Vasiljevic, Cédric Barrey



Abstract

Meningiomas are mostly benign intradural tumours. Concerning the spine, some of them can extend outside the canal or even develop extradurally but their primary attach is often located in the vertebral canal. Here we present the case of an exceptional purely intra-foraminal meningioma mimicking neurogenic tumour, involving the vertebral artery and presenting with cervico-brachial neuralgia and slight motor deficit.



Key Words

MeningiomaSchwannomaCervical spineForaminal tumorVertebral artery

Abbreviations

CTComputerized TomographyMRIMagnetic Resonance ImagingMRCMedical Research CouncilWHOWorld Health OrganizationVAVertebral ArteryEMAEpithelial Membrane AntigenSSTR2Somatostatin Receptor 2