| Literature DB >> 24750706 |
Gianluigi Guarnieri1, Mario Tecame2, Roberto Izzo3, Fabio Zeccolini2, Luigi Genovese4, Mario Muto3.
Abstract
Ependymoma has been described typically as an intramedullary tumour derived from ependymal cells with a predominance in women in the fifth decade of life. Pain is the most frequent symptom. Intradural extramedullary presentation is rarely described and almost always as a unique lesion. We describe a 53-year-old man with multi-segmental diffuse intradural extramedullary ependymoma with progressive lower leg hypoesthesia with regular motility. The patient's neurologic condition improved after surgery.Entities:
Keywords: ependymoma; intradural extramedullary lesion; intramedullary tumor
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24750706 PMCID: PMC4202866 DOI: 10.15274/NRJ-2014-10018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroradiol J ISSN: 1971-4009