Coexisting cranial and multiple spinal meningioma in a child-report of a case

Abstract

Von Ricklinghausen's disease is commonly associated with simultaneous cranial and spinal meningioma but these are not true meningiomas. Craniospinal meningiomas without Von Ricklinghausen's disease are very rare. We report a 13-year-old girl who presented with two episodes of right focal seizure with secondary generalisation of three year's duration, weakness of both lower limbs for 6 months, and retention of urine of three month's duration. MRI brain showed enhancing lesion in the left fronto-parietal region. MRI spine revealed enhancing intradural extramedullary lesion at D4-5, D9-10, and L1-2. The tumours were excised completely in a single stage, first by craniotomy then by multi level laminectomy. On histology the spinal meningioma had predominant meningothiliomatous. We followed up for 6 months and the patient recovered with power grade 4/5 both lower limb. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.