BACKGROUND: Myxopapillary ependymoma is a rare benign variant of ependymoma, occurring most commonly in the cauda equina/filum terminale of the spinal cord. It is rare in pediatric patients. Dissemination of the myxopapillary ependymoma along the neuraxis is uncommon both in adults and pediatric patients. METHODS: We report a 16-year-old boy with dissemination of the myxopapillary ependymoma along the neuraxis following spinal trauma. The possible mechanisms of tumor dissemination are discussed with a review of the literature.
BACKGROUND:Myxopapillary ependymoma is a rare benign variant of ependymoma, occurring most commonly in the cauda equina/filum terminale of the spinal cord. It is rare in pediatric patients. Dissemination of the myxopapillary ependymoma along the neuraxis is uncommon both in adults and pediatric patients. METHODS: We report a 16-year-old boy with dissemination of the myxopapillary ependymoma along the neuraxis following spinal trauma. The possible mechanisms of tumor dissemination are discussed with a review of the literature.
Authors: Carlos A Bagley; Karl F Kothbauer; Sean Wilson; Markus J Bookland; Fred J Epstein; George I Jallo Journal: J Neurosurg Date: 2007-04 Impact factor: 5.115
Authors: J Francisco Salomão; Cecília Vianna de Andrade; Antonio Rosa Bellas; Tatiana Protzenko Cervante Journal: Childs Nerv Syst Date: 2013-08-01 Impact factor: 1.475