Total removal of cervicothoracic intramedullary 160-mm-long spinal cord ependymoma: a rare case report

Total removal of cervicothoracic intramedullary 160-mm-long spinal cord ependymoma: a rare case report

Ependymomas are neuroectodermal tumours arising from ependymal cells of the ventricular system, choroid plexus, filum terminale, or central canal of the spinal cord. We report on a 160-mm-long cervicothoracic intramedullary spinal cord ependymoma. The tumour was totally removed; no radiotherapy was...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2009, Vol.2009 (mar05 2), p.bcr0820080627-bcr0820080627
Hauptverfasser: Yurt, Alaattin, Selçuki, Mehmet, Ertürk, Ali Rıza, Küpelioğlu, Ali, Turan, Yahya, Atıcı, Muammer
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Sprache:eng
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Back pain
Europe (East)
Male
Morbidity
Mortality
Patients
Radiation therapy
Rare Disease
Spinal cord
Surgery
Tumors
White
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Zusammenfassung:Ependymomas are neuroectodermal tumours arising from ependymal cells of the ventricular system, choroid plexus, filum terminale, or central canal of the spinal cord. We report on a 160-mm-long cervicothoracic intramedullary spinal cord ependymoma. The tumour was totally removed; no radiotherapy was used as an adjunctive therapy. Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging confirmed that the tumour had been totally removed.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.08.2008.0627