Case Report
Year: 2018 | Month: September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 136-139
Spinal Psammomatous Meningioma with Ossification and Extramedullary Hematopoiesis
Dr Patil Amruta A1, Dr More Sagar J2
1Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, BVDU Medical College & Hospital, Sangli
2Consultant Pathologist, DeeshaPathlab, Sangli
Corresponding Author: Dr Patil Amruta A
ABSTRACT
Spinal canal meningioma is a rare tumor which is mostly benign and slow growing. Psammomatous calcification is commonly seen in meningioma but only few cases of ossified meningioma have been reported. Extramedullary hematopoiesis in the ossified meningioma is even rarer with very few case reports. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice. We describe case of a 70 year old female with spinal intradural hard mass, diagnosed to be meningioma with ossification and extramedullary hematopoiesis along with review of literature about its histogenesis.
Key words: Meningioma, extramedullary hematopoiesis, spinal
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