[Spinal meningioma]

The report contains an evaluation of the results obtained from the clinical examinations of 173 patients with surgically treated spinal meningiomas at the Leipzig Neurosurgical Clinic in the years 1953 to 1985. Particular attention is given to the case history, the initial symptoms, findings at the patient's admission to the clinic, instrumental findings, location, and many other factors. Our own results are compared as far as possible with the respective statements in the international literature. The distribution of the blood groups of the respective patients are also taken into consideration. Particularly noteworthy is the internationally confirmed long period of time between the appearance of the first symptoms and the surgical exposure, a period that should in any case be cut down, in order to ensure a positive use of modern instrumental methods in diagnostics and therapy.