CASE REPORTS   

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2003 June;47(2):107-10

Copyright © 2004 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English

Spinal meningeal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma. Report of a new case and review of the literature

Platania N. ¹, Nicoletti G. ¹, Lanzafame S. ², Albanese V. ¹

¹ Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, University of Catania, Catania, Italy 2 Section of Pathology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy

A ­case of T12-L2 intra­spi­nal extrad­u­ral menin­geal mesen­chy­mal chon­dro­sar­co­ma is ­described in a ­patient pre­sent­ing ­with a clin­i­cal his­to­ry of low-­back ­pain and weak­ness of the low­er ­limbs. Magnetic res­o­nance T1-weight­ed Gadolinium ­enhanced imag­ing, ­showed an intra­spi­nal extrad­u­ral ­mass, extend­ing ­from T12 to L2, locat­ed ante­ro­lat­er­al­ly ­into the spi­nal ­canal and push­ing pos­te­ri­or­ly the ­conus medul­lar­is. The ­mass was com­plete­ly ­removed and post­op­er­a­tive his­to­log­i­cal diag­no­sis was of mesen­chy­mal chon­dro­sar­co­ma. The ­patient was com­plete­ly symp­toms-­free ­after sur­gery. Intraspinal menin­geal mesen­chy­mal chon­dro­sar­co­ma and treat­ment ­options are ­reviewed.