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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2024

Unusual clinical presentation of cervical extradural meningioma detected with neuromuscular ultrasound: A case report.

Pei-Chen Hsieh, Johnny Chuieng-Yi Lu, Shih-Chiang Huang, Cheng Hong Toh, Hung-Chou Kuo

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  2. Extradural cervical spinal meningioma without myelopathy.Surgical neurology international · 2025
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Pei-Chen HsiehDepartment of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Johnny Chuieng-Yi LuDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Shih-Chiang HuangDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Cheng Hong TohDepartment of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Hung-Chou KuoDepartment of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TW

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Abstract

Extradural meningiomas are rare in the cervical region. A total of 70-77% of reported cases have occurred in the thoracic region. Tumors that occur in the cervical region may invade the adjacent nerve root and brachial plexus. Typically, diagnoses of extradural meningioma are made after patients present with signs of myelopathy, such as progressive paresis and numbness. In the current study, a 64-year-old male patient presented with neck pain, numbness and mild weakness in the left hand over a 6-month period. The general neurological examination was unremarkable, except for mild grasping weakness on the left side. Needle electromyography revealed complex repetitive discharges in the left 5 and 6th cervical paraspinal muscles. Neuromuscular ultrasound revealed a lesion over the left 7th cervical root, which enabled the early detection of an extradural meningioma before notable focal neurological defects developed. The patient underwent a subtotal tumor excision, followed by radiotherapy for residual tumor. Histopathological examination confirmed atypical meningioma.

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