A sacrococcygeal extraspinal ependymona in a 67-year-old man: a case report and review of the literature

A sacrococcygeal extraspinal ependymona in a 67-year-old man: a case report and review of the literature

Extraspinal ependymomas are extremely uncommon tumours of glial origin. They occur predominantly inchildren and adolescents. We report a case of a subcutaneous extraspinal ependymoma in a 67-year-old man. This was excised, and the defect reconstructed with a V-Y advancement flap.

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of plastic surgery 2002, Vol.55 (1), p.80-82
Hauptverfasser: Lynch, Jenny, Regan, Padraic, Kelly, Nuala, Fitzpatrick, Brendan
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ependymona
extraspinal
sacrococcygeal
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Zusammenfassung:Extraspinal ependymomas are extremely uncommon tumours of glial origin. They occur predominantly inchildren and adolescents. We report a case of a subcutaneous extraspinal ependymoma in a 67-year-old man. This was excised, and the defect reconstructed with a V-Y advancement flap.
ISSN:0007-1226
1465-3087
DOI:10.1054/bjps.2001.3724