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Spinal epidural meningiomas are rare. Also the location of meningiomas in the region of the cauda equina is uncommon. A case is presented in which a combination of both rare situations occured.
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Ohaegbulam, S.C. Cauda equina epidural meningioma. Acta neurochir 46, 287–291 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01430590
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