Myxopapillary Ependymoma of Filum Terminale
Folia Medica, 2014 We report a case of 56-year-old patient suffering from myxopapillary ependymoma of filum terminale at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra. The patient presented with progressive complaints of permanent pain in the anal and sacral region with duration ...
Koev Ilian G. +4 more
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Myxopapillary Ependymoma of the Cauda Equina in a 5-Year-Old Boy [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2014 Myxopapillary ependymoma in childhood typically occurs in the central nervous system. There are few surgical cases of myxopapillary ependymoma of the cauda equina in children.
Masashi Uehara +9 more
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Uterine Cervix Metastasis of Myxopapillary Ependymoma Originated from the Spinal Cord
Balkan Medical Journal, 2016 Background: Myxopapillary ependymomas are well differentiated low-grade tumors which have been documented to local or distant metastasis. In the literature, this is a unique case of myxopapillary ependymoma with metastasis to the uterine cervix. Here, we
Kadir Güzin +4 more
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Clinicoradiologic Characteristics of Intradural Extramedullary Conventional Spinal Ependymoma
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology, 2023 Purpose Distinguishing intradural extramedullary (IDEM) spinal ependymoma from myxopapillary ependymoma is challenging due to the location of IDEM spinal ependymoma.
Seung Hyun Lee +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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Myxopapillary ependymoma with intracranial metastases
British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2005 We report spontaneous seeding within the subarachnoid space from a myxopapillary ependymoma that progressed despite surgery and radiotherapy treatment.
Higgins, G +4 more
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Myxopapillary ependymoma: Lesser known cytomorphologic features
Journal of Cytology, 2015 Myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) is a rare and distinctive tumor which occurs in the sacrococcygeal area of young adults and children, often intradural in location.
Monisha Choudhury +2 more
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Stabilization of metastatic myxopapillary ependymoma with sorafenib
Rare Tumors, 2012 We report on a 59-year old woman with three huge intrathoracal masses that were accidentally diagnosed when she consulted a physician for upper abdominal discomfort.
Christine Marosi, Gundula Fegerl
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Paediatric extra-axial myxopapillary ependymoma: what to expect? Case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in OncologyExtra-axial ependymomas are rare tumours, and myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) is the most common subtype in children, often misdiagnosed as other sacral lesions.
Roberto Lo Piccolo +8 more
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Spinal drop metastasis in myxopapillary ependymoma: a case report and a review of treatment options
Rare Tumors, 2014 Myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) is a World Health Organization grade I ependymoma that is quite rare and generally thought to be benign. Possible drop metastasis from MPE has been reported three times in the literature; in each case there were ...
James E. Bates +6 more
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