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Multisegment Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma
Ependymomas are commonly reported at an intradural intramedullary location and more frequently at the conus medullaris or filum terminale. In comparison to this, the incidence of spinal tumors being reported at an intradural extramedullary site is less. We describe a young patient who presented with...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8663997/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34909355 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20329 |
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author | Trivedi, Rishika Trivedi, Pankaj |
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description | Ependymomas are commonly reported at an intradural intramedullary location and more frequently at the conus medullaris or filum terminale. In comparison to this, the incidence of spinal tumors being reported at an intradural extramedullary site is less. We describe a young patient who presented with urinary retention and a long-standing history of back pain radiating to the right lower limb. Imaging revealed an intradural ependymoma extending from D11 to S1 and measuring 21 cm in length. The patient underwent D10 to S1 laminectomy. Although the tumor originated from the conus medullaris, the histological evaluation revealed a WHO grade II ependymoma, which is rare, as only 30% of tumors in this location are non-myxopapillary. |
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spelling | pubmed-86639972021-12-13 Multisegment Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma Trivedi, Rishika Trivedi, Pankaj Cureus Medical Education Ependymomas are commonly reported at an intradural intramedullary location and more frequently at the conus medullaris or filum terminale. In comparison to this, the incidence of spinal tumors being reported at an intradural extramedullary site is less. We describe a young patient who presented with urinary retention and a long-standing history of back pain radiating to the right lower limb. Imaging revealed an intradural ependymoma extending from D11 to S1 and measuring 21 cm in length. The patient underwent D10 to S1 laminectomy. Although the tumor originated from the conus medullaris, the histological evaluation revealed a WHO grade II ependymoma, which is rare, as only 30% of tumors in this location are non-myxopapillary. Cureus 2021-12-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8663997/ /pubmed/34909355 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20329 Text en Copyright © 2021, Trivedi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Medical Education Trivedi, Rishika Trivedi, Pankaj Multisegment Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma |
title | Multisegment Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma |
title_full | Multisegment Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma |
title_fullStr | Multisegment Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Multisegment Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma |
title_short | Multisegment Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma |
title_sort | multisegment intradural extramedullary ependymoma |
topic | Medical Education |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8663997/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34909355 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20329 |
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