Clinical and surgical management of holocervical spinal cord ependymomas
| Autor: | Kevin Mckay, Tianyi Niu, Daniel T. Nagasawa, Kunal S. Patel, Natalie C. Moreland, Alexander M. Tucker, Ulrich Batzdorf, Barbara Van de Wiele, Bilwaj Gaonkar, Luke Macyszyn, Mark A. Attiah, Pedro Churchman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Ependymoma
Cord Clinical Sciences Case Report Neurodegenerative law.invention Intramedullary rod 03 medical and health sciences Rare Diseases 0302 clinical medicine Injury - Trauma - (Head and Spine) Clinical Research law medicine Tumor cyst Spinal Cord Injury Cancer Neck pain business.industry Pain Research Neurosciences Perioperative Anatomy medicine.disease Spinal cord Cervicomedullary Junction Brain Disorders Brain Cancer Spinal cord tumor medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Neurological Injury (total) Accidents/Adverse Effects Surgery Neurology (clinical) Chronic Pain medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Surgical Neurology International |
| ISSN: | 2152-7806 2229-5097 |
| Popis: | Author(s): Mckay, Kevin; Attiah, Mark; Niu, Tianyi; Nagasawa, Daniel; Patel, Kunal; Gaonkar, Bilwaj; Van de Wiele, Barbara; Moreland, Natalie; Tucker, Alexander; Churchman, Pedro; Batzdorf, Ulrich; Macyszyn, Luke | Abstract: Background:Spinal ependymomas are rare tumors of the central nervous system, and those spanning the entire cervical spine are atypical. Here, we present two unusual cases of holocervical (C1-C7) spinal ependymomas. Case Description:Two patients, a 32-year-old female and a 24-year-old male presented with neck pain, motor, and sensory deficits. Sagittal MRI confirmed hypointense lesions on T1 and hyperintense regions on T2 spanning the entire cervical spine. These were accompanied by cystic cavities extending caudally into the thoracic spine and rostrally to the cervicomedullary junction. Both patients underwent gross total resection of these lesions and sustained excellent recoveries. Conclusion:Two holocervical cord intramedullary ependymomas were safely and effectively surgically resected without incurring significant perioperative morbidity. |
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