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A report is given of 5 personal cases of extradural spinal meningioma together with a reference to 15 cases in the literature. The problems of pre- and intra-operative diagnosis, and of the origin of these tumours are discussed. Extradural spinal meningioma can be diagnosed with certainty only by intra-operative biopsy.
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Borghi, G. Extradural spinal meningiomas. Acta neurochir 29, 195–202 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01406170
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