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Intramedullary schwannoma of conus medullaris with syringomyelia: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in OncologyIntramedullary schwannomas in the conus medullaris are very rare and are usually not associated with syringomyelia. We report a unique case of intramedullary schwannoma in the conus medullaris with long-segment syringomyelia.
Hua Guo +6 more
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Extramedullary Conus Ependymoma Involving a Lumbar Nerve Root with Filum Terminale Attachment
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2015 Purpose In the current report, we describe a case of an extramedullary ependymoma involving a lumbar nerve root near conus medullaris. Spinal ependymomas commonly present as intramedullary tumors in the cervical or thoracic cord or as tumors arising from
Takashi Moriwaki +4 more
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Variation in the position of the conus medullaris and dural sac in adult dogs
The Veterinary Record, 2019 Although it has long been stated that the level of spinal cord termination varies depending on the size of the dog, the evidence for this remains limited. The aim of this study is to investigate the position of the conus medullaris (CM) and dural sac (DS)
Z. Khan, E. Munro, D. Shaw, K. Faller
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Acta Medica, 2019 Spinal epidermoid cysts are benign tumors. Syringomyelia secondary to intramedullary tumors are frequently observed. However, the association between syringomyelia and spinal intradural extramedullary epidermoid cyst in the conus medullaris region is ...
Bekir Akgun +3 more
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Tuberculoma of the conus medullaris
PAMJ Clinical Medicine, 2020 A 52 year old female presented with a one month history of progressive back pain radiating to the right lower limb. She reported unintentional weight loss of seven kilograms over three months and drenching night sweats. There was no history of cough. Her
Felix Riunga, Karishma Sharma
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Biomedical Journal, 2014 Background: Prenatal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstration of the normal spinal cord and the conus medullaris location has not been well studied.
Yen-Ling Huang +6 more
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Cysticercosis of conus medullaris: A case report and literature review
Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2014 “Neurocysticercosis” - involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) by taenia solium, is one of the most common parasitic diseases of the CNS. However, spinal involvement by neurocysticercosis is uncommon. Spinal intramedullary cysticercosis involving
Saurabh K. Verma +3 more
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Intramedullary mature teratoma of the conus medullaris [PDF]
Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 2016 ABSTRACTTeratoma is a tumor that derivatives from all three primitive germ layers and spinal intramedullary teratomas are very rare lesions. The primary treatment modality for these tumors is surgical resection, and total resection should be the aim. However, subtotal resection is a valid alternative to prevent traumatizing adjacent functional neural ...
Oktay K. +5 more
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Intramedullary Endometriosis of the Conus Medullaris [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Endometriosis (EM) is a common gynecological disease characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity. We report a case of intramedullary EM, a rare condition with only seven similar cases reported until today. MRI showed a mass-like lesion within the spinal canal at the L1-L2 levels and the histological and immunohistochemical ...
Beck, Theodoro B +4 more
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Intramedullary Epidermoid Cyst of the Conus Medullaris: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]
Int Med Case Rep J, 2023 Endris Hussen,1 Samson Aboye,1 Merhawi Leake,2 Fadil Nuredin Abrar3 1Department of Neurosurgery, St. Paul’s Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Minilik II Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 3Addis Ababa University ...
Hussen E +3 more
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