Spinal meningiomas.

Between 1985 and 1995, fourteen patients affected by spinal meningiomas underwent surgery at our department. All patients were female, 86 per cent of tumors were thoracic, and the rest was cervical. Thoracic meningiomas occurred predominantly in the lower thoracic spine. One patient had multiple spinal meningiomas, while two other patients had concurrent spinal and cranial meningiomas. The cases are studied with respect to their epidemiology, tumor location, clinical presentation, type of surgical procedure, histopathology and outcome.