# Extradural spinal tumor in a child at Constantine University Hospital (Algeria): what is your diagnosis? **Authors:** Mohamdi NABIL, Badreddine ALLOUACHE PMC · DOI: 10.48327/mtsi.v5i4.2025.710 · Médecine Tropicale et Santé Internationale · 2025-12-02 ## TL;DR An 8-year-old child from Constantine, Algeria, is admitted with progressive leg weakness and walking difficulties, raising suspicion of an extradural spinal tumor. ## Contribution The paper presents a clinical case highlighting the diagnostic challenge of extradural spinal tumors in pediatric patients. ## Key findings - The child exhibited progressive lower limb weakness and gait disturbances over 20 days. - The case raises the possibility of an extradural spinal tumor as the underlying cause. ## Abstract Un enfant de 8 ans, originaire de la région de Constantine, sans antécédents pathologiques particuliers a été admis pour une faiblesse progressive des membres inférieurs évoluant depuis une vingtaine de jours, associée à des troubles de la marche. Quel est votre diagnostic? ## Full-text entities - **Genes:** CRP (C-reactive protein) [NCBI Gene 1401] {aka PTX1} - **Diseases:** bone abnormalities (MESH:D001847), Sphincter disorders (MESH:D009122), infectious or tumor syndrome (MESH:D013969), rachis dorsal (MESH:D000092142), bone lysis (MESH:D015275), spastic paraparesis (MESH:D020336), Tumeur extra-durale rachidienne (MESH:D020785), paraparesie (MESH:D020335), cyst (MESH:D003560), Epidural lymphoma (MESH:D008223), IRM (MESH:D015868), parasitic lesion (MESH:D010272), pyramidal syndrome (MESH:C538104), rupture (MESH:D012421), weakness (MESH:D018908), tumeur nerveuse benigne (MESH:D009369), neurinoma (MESH:D009442), cystic echinococcosis (MESH:D004443), arachnoid cyst (MESH:D016080), inflammatory (MESH:D007249), compressive (MESH:D009408), Osteotendinous hyporeflexia (MESH:D012021), spinal cord compression (MESH:D013117), Extradural spinal tumor (MESH:D020802), Benign nerve tumor (MESH:D019574), lesion (MESH:D009059) - **Chemicals:** d'alben-dazole (-), albendazole (MESH:D015766), blood glucose (MESH:D001786) - **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Echinococcus granulosus (species) [taxon 6210], Canis lupus familiaris (dog, subspecies) [taxon 9615], Rachis (genus) [taxon 2315442], Ovis aries (domestic sheep, species) [taxon 9940] ## Full text _Full body text omitted from this summary view._ Fetch the complete paper as Markdown: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12948367/full.md ## Figures 1 figure with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12948367/full.md ## References 4 references — full list in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12948367/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12948367