Cervicomedullary ependymoma with hemorrhage: A case report and review of literature
| Autor: | Yoko Kato, Kazumi Ohmori, Raja K Kutty, Yasuhiro Yamada |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Ependymoma
medicine.medical_specialty ependymoma Dysesthesia Medullary cavity business.industry Central nervous system Case Report General Medicine medicine.disease Spinal cord Cervicomedullary 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences Rare tumor 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Radiology hemorrhage medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Asian Journal of Neurosurgery |
| ISSN: | 2248-9614 1793-5482 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ajns.ajns_233_19 |
| Popis: | Ependymoma is a rare tumor central nervous system that arises from the ependymal lining of the ventricles or the central canal of the spinal cord. They are of neuroectodermal in origin and constitute about 30%–86% of tumors arising in the spinal cord. The occurrence of these tumors in the cervicomedullary region is very rare. Sudden symptomatic neurologic presentations due to hemorrhage in cervicomedullary ependymoma is very rare and so far have never been reported. Mostly presenting as neurologic deficits involving limbs, these tumors pose a technical challenge in their removal. We present a patient who presented with sudden-onset dysesthesia of the upper and lower limbs. On imaging, he was found to have a cystic medullary tumor extending to the cervical region with hemorrhage. We discuss the epidemiology, surgical challenges, and outcome along with review of literature of these rare tumors located in this precarious location. |
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