Total Removal of an Intramedullary Meningioma of the Medulla Oblongata —Case Report—

Saburo SAKAKI; Tamotsu OHSUGI; Takahiro CHAKI; Masahiro SHIRAISHI; Kenzo MATSUOKA; Soei GO

doi:10.2176/nmc.27.658

Total Removal of an Intramedullary Meningioma of the Medulla Oblongata

—Case Report—

Saburo SAKAKI, Tamotsu OHSUGI, Takahiro CHAKI, Masahiro SHIRAISHI, Kenzo MATSUOKA, Soei GO

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Keywords: intramedullary meningioma, medulla oblongata, neurofibromatosis, childhood, brain neoplasms

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1987 Volume 27 Issue 7 Pages 658-662

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.27.658

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Abstract

A 12-year-old boy had central von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis with multiple intracranial meningiomas and bilateral acoustic neurinomas. One of the meningiomas was found in the parenchyma of the medulla oblongata and was successfully removed. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of surgical removal of an intramedullary meningioma of the medulla oblongata. Details of the clinical, neuroradiological, and operative findings are described.

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