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Clear-cell meningioma of the cauda equina

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Meningiomas are rare tumours in children and lumbar lesions are exceptional. We report a clear-cell meningioma (CCM) of the cauda equina in a 10-year-old girl. The tumour was diagnosed by MRI, showing an enhancing intradural mass extending from L1 to L4. Pathology and immunohistochemical study demonstrated a CCM. The patient had a recurrence 6 months after the operation requiring further surgery. CCM are rare lesions, characterised by abundant cytoplasmic glycogen particles. Complete surgical removal is necessary because, despite their benign histological appearance, CCM are potentially aggressive and may recur, spread locally and even metastasize.

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  1. Service de Neuroradiologie, Hôpital Purpan, F-31059 Toulouse, France Tel.: + 33-5-61 77 23 39 Fax: + 33-5-61 77 76 51, , , , , , FR

    A. Dubois, A. Sévely & C. Manelfe

  2. Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France, , , , , , FR

    S. Boetto

  3. Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Rangueil, Toulouse, France, , , , , , FR

    M.-B. Delisle

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Received: 25 September 1997 Accepted: 25 February 1998

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Dubois, A., Sévely, A., Boetto, S. et al. Clear-cell meningioma of the cauda equina. Neuroradiology 40, 743–747 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050676

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