J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2023 Mar;66(2):219-221. 10.3340/jkns.2022.0125.

Letter to the Editor : Extramedullary Intradural Calcified Meningiomas Surgery in Limited Resources Context

• Maoneo I
• Beltchika A
• Kabulo KD
• Ntsambi G

• KMID: 2539884
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2022.0125

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  Fig. 1. Preoperative sagittal magnetic resonance images of case 1 (A), 2 (B) and 3 (C). T2 weighted image shows an intradural and extramedullary meningioma (blue arrow in A, B; white arrow in C).

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  Fig. 2. Intraoperative images showing. A : The posterior approach. B : The spinous processes resection and laminectomy (blue arrow). C : The dural opening through a longitudinal incision and the detachment and removal of the meningioma with the internal layer according to Saito et al.6). D : The meningioma mass resected. E and F : A watertight suture of the dural superficial sheet (blue arrow).

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  Fig. 3. A and B: Histopathology picture shows numerous calcification foci (psammomas) (black arrow) (A : Hematoxylin and Eosin [H&E] staining, ×10; B : H&E staining, ×40).

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