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Thoracic spinal canal and spinal cord meningioma

MedGen UID:
234424
•Concept ID:
C1336738
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Meningioma of the Thoracic Spinal Canal and Spinal Cord; meningioma of the thoracic spinal canal and spinal cord; Meningioma of Thoracic Spinal Canal and Spinal Cord; meningioma of thoracic spinal canal and spinal cord; Thoracic Intraspinal Meningioma; thoracic intraspinal meningioma; Thoracic Spinal Canal and Spinal Cord Meningioma; thoracic spinal canal and spinal cord meningioma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003770

Definition

A meningioma that arises from the meninges of the thoracic region of the spinal cord. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThoracic spinal canal and spinal cord meningioma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Spinal Meningioma in Adults: Imaging Characteristics, Surgical Outcomes, and Risk Factors for Recurrence.
Park BJ, Dougherty MC, Noeller J, Nourski KV, Gold CJ, Menezes AH, Hitchon CA, Bathla G, Yamaguchi S, Hitchon PW
World Neurosurg 2022 Aug;164:e852-e860. Epub 2022 May 20 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.05.054. PMID: 35605940
Minimally invasive surgery for intradural spinal meningioma: A new standard? A comparative study between minimally invasive and open approaches.
Dauleac C, Leroy HA, Karnoub MA, Obled L, Mertens P, Assaker R
Neurochirurgie 2022 Jul;68(4):379-385. Epub 2022 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2022.01.006. PMID: 35123987
Primary intraspinal benign tumors treated surgically: an analysis from China.
Xia LL, Tang J, Huang SL
Br J Neurosurg 2021 Oct;35(5):603-606. Epub 2021 Jun 4 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.1923648. PMID: 34085892
Clinical features and surgical outcomes of spinal clear cell meningioma: An institutional experience.
Wu L, Fang J, Yang J, Jia W, Xu Y
J Clin Neurosci 2019 Nov;69:55-60. Epub 2019 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.08.037. PMID: 31416737
Imaging Appearances and Pathologic Characteristics of Spinal Epidural Meningioma.
Zhang LH, Yuan HS
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2018 Jan;39(1):199-204. Epub 2017 Oct 19 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A5414. PMID: 29051204Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Adrenal Cortical Adenoma in the Spinal Canal: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Nemir J, Štenger M, Jakovčević A, Domazet I, Njirić N, Paladino J
J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2020 Jan;81(1):71-74. Epub 2019 May 24 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1676595. PMID: 31127594
Clinical features and surgical outcomes of spinal clear cell meningioma: An institutional experience.
Wu L, Fang J, Yang J, Jia W, Xu Y
J Clin Neurosci 2019 Nov;69:55-60. Epub 2019 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.08.037. PMID: 31416737
Primary epidural hemangiopericytoma of the thoracic spine: Case report and literature review.
Li Z, Deng Y, Li Z, Wang T, Gao J, Zhou W, Li Y, Wang Y
J Clin Neurosci 2019 Feb;60:142-147. Epub 2018 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.057. PMID: 30352760
Osteochondroma mimicking meningioma: case report and literature update.
Sampath AJ, Miller DC, Mesfin FB, Crim JR
Skeletal Radiol 2017 Jun;46(6):825-829. Epub 2017 Mar 8 doi: 10.1007/s00256-017-2608-7. PMID: 28275813
Spinal metaplastic meningioma with osseous differentiation in the ventral thoracic spinal canal.
Yamane K, Tanaka M, Sugimoto Y, Ichimura K, Ozaki T
Acta Med Okayama 2014;68(5):313-6. doi: 10.18926/AMO/52901. PMID: 25338489

Therapy

Piezoelectric Surgery for Dorsal Spine.
Franzini A, Legnani F, Beretta E, Prada F, DiMeco F, Visintini S, Franzini A
World Neurosurg 2018 Jun;114:58-62. Epub 2018 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.026. PMID: 29530686
Surgery for ventral intradural thoracic spinal tumors with a posterolateral transpedicular approach.
Ito K, Aoyama T, Miyaoka Y, Seguchi T, Horiuchi T, Hongo K
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2016 Aug;158(8):1563-9. Epub 2016 Jun 11 doi: 10.1007/s00701-016-2864-7. PMID: 27290663
Thoracic paraplegia due to missed thoracic compressive lesions after lumbar spinal decompression surgery. Report of three cases.
Takeuchi A, Miyamoto K, Hosoe H, Shimizu K
J Neurosurg 2004 Jan;100(1 Suppl Spine):71-4. doi: 10.3171/spi.2004.100.1.0071. PMID: 14748578

Prognosis

Primary epidural hemangiopericytoma of the thoracic spine: Case report and literature review.
Li Z, Deng Y, Li Z, Wang T, Gao J, Zhou W, Li Y, Wang Y
J Clin Neurosci 2019 Feb;60:142-147. Epub 2018 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.057. PMID: 30352760
Myelopathy due to calcified meningiomas of the thoracic spine: minimum 3-year follow-up after surgical treatment.
Zhu Q, Qian M, Xiao J, Wu Z, Wang Y, Zhang J
J Neurosurg Spine 2013 May;18(5):436-42. Epub 2013 Mar 15 doi: 10.3171/2013.2.SPINE12609. PMID: 23495887
Spinal meningioma: relationship between histological subtypes and surgical outcome?
Schaller B
J Neurooncol 2005 Nov;75(2):157-61. doi: 10.1007/s11060-005-1469-4. PMID: 16132511
"Approaches and surgical results in the treatment of ventral thoracic meningiomas. Review of our experience with a postero-lateral combined transpedicular-transarticular approach.".
Gambardella G, Gervasio O, Zaccone C
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2003 May;145(5):385-92; discussion 392. doi: 10.1007/s00701-003-0014-5. PMID: 12820045
Recurrent calcified spinal meningioma detected by plain radiograph.
Doita M, Harada T, Nishida K, Marui T, Kurosaka M, Yoshiya S
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2001 Jun 1;26(11):E249-52. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200106010-00005. PMID: 11389409

Clinical prediction guides

Transient spinal cord dysfunction after surgery for intraspinal tumors: A case report.
Tian Z, Li Q, Gao S, Meng C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Nov 10;102(45):e35970. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035970. PMID: 37960788Free PMC Article
Minimally invasive surgery for intradural spinal meningioma: A new standard? A comparative study between minimally invasive and open approaches.
Dauleac C, Leroy HA, Karnoub MA, Obled L, Mertens P, Assaker R
Neurochirurgie 2022 Jul;68(4):379-385. Epub 2022 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2022.01.006. PMID: 35123987
Primary epidural hemangiopericytoma of the thoracic spine: Case report and literature review.
Li Z, Deng Y, Li Z, Wang T, Gao J, Zhou W, Li Y, Wang Y
J Clin Neurosci 2019 Feb;60:142-147. Epub 2018 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.057. PMID: 30352760
Spinal metaplastic meningioma with osseous differentiation in the ventral thoracic spinal canal.
Yamane K, Tanaka M, Sugimoto Y, Ichimura K, Ozaki T
Acta Med Okayama 2014;68(5):313-6. doi: 10.18926/AMO/52901. PMID: 25338489
Laminoplasty with miniplates for posterior approach in thoracic and lumbar intraspinal surgery.
Menku A, Koc RK, Oktem IS, Tucer B, Kurtsoy A
Turk Neurosurg 2010 Jan;20(1):27-32. PMID: 20066618

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