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Spinal meningioma

Case contributed by Noyan Zenger
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Right hemiplegia.

Patient Data

Age: Adult

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

mri

MRI shows a well-circumscribed intradural extramedullary oval mass at the level of T1 vertebra.

Case Discussion

MRI: MRI shows a well-circumscribed, intradural but extramedullary oval mass at the level of T1. It has intermediate signal on T1-weighted and T2-weighted images, and homogeneously enhances with the contrast.

Features are consistent with a spinal meningioma.

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