Spinal papillary meningioma: A case report and review of the literature

A rare case of a spinal papillary meningioma in a 19-year-old adolescent is described. Six months after radical resection the patient showed dissemina tion along the cerebrospinal pathway. Papillary meningiomas are rare tumour s with a relatively high incidence in childhood. Most papillary meningiomas reported in the literature are considered as aggressive variants of mening ioma with often local recurrence, dissemination in the CSF and metastases t o remote sites. This case supports that, although the histogenesis remains unexplained, papillary meningiomas deserve recognition on the basis of thei r high morbidity and mortality.