Lombosciatique révélant un épendymome intramédullaire
| Autor: | Walid Osman, Zeineb Alaya |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Ependymoma
medicine.medical_specialty ependymoma Tumor resection law.invention Intramedullary rod Sciatica law Lumbosciatica pain medicine Humans spinal tumor Spinal Cord Neoplasms Aged épendymome business.industry General Medicine Lombosciatique medicine.disease Images in Medicine tumeur rachidienne Gait Trunk Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery Orthopedic surgery Lumbar spine Female Radiology Lumbar lordosis business Low Back Pain IRM MRI |
| Zdroj: | The Pan African Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| Popis: | We here report the case of a 68-year old female patient presenting with inflammatory poorly systematized bilateral lumbosciatica, without vesico-sphincteric disorders or associated general symptoms evolving for 4 months. Physical exam showed gait with little steps with trunk anteflexion, disappearance of lumbar lordosis, lumbar spine stiffness, positive bilateral Lasegue's test and hyperactive osteotendinous reflexes in lower limbs without motor and sensory deficit or saddle block anesthesia. Laboratory tests did not show any inflammatory syndrome. Lumbar spine X-rays were normal. Given the abnormal clinical picture, spinal MRI was performed which showed oval intracanalar mass behind L4 vertebral body, measuring 3 cm height with discrete hypersignal on T1 (A) and with hypersignal on T2 (B), enhanced after gadolinium administration and containing superior polar cystic component. The patient underwent tumor resection in orthopaedics. Histological examination of the surgical specimen revealed myxopapillary ependymomas. |
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