Myxopapillary Ependymoma as a possible cause for lower back pain in children: case report

Autor: Gordana Miličić, Ivan Krolo, Javor Vrdoljak
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Paediatria Croatica
Volume 52
Issue 1
ISSN: 1846-405X
1330-1403
Popis: Ependymoma myxopapillare (EM) jedan je od oblika ependimoma koji može biti lokaliziran spinalno (područje conus medularis-filum terminale). Spinalni ependimom je obično benigni tumor. Najčešće se javlja u četvrtoj dekadi života, samo se u 8-20% javlja u dječjoj populaciji. Ako je tumor lokaliziran u L-S dijelu spinalnog kanala, može izazvati križobolju s radikularnom boli (lumboishijalgija), što je i u slučaju bolesnika prikazanog u ovom radu. Kod bolesnika su obavljene pretrage prema algoritmu dijagnostičkih postupaka za lumboishijalgiju: RTG L-S kralježnice, EMNG donjih ekstremiteta, CT ciljano prema nalazu EMNG-a i na kraju magnetskom rezonancija (MR) L-S kralježnice (T1 i T2 mjerenoj slici). Tek je na MR-u L-S kralježnice uočena promjena koja je upućivala na tumor. Nakon pregleda neurokirurga obavljen je operacijski zahvat. Patohistološkom (PHD) analizom potvrđena je dijagnoza Epedymoma myxopapillare.
Myxopapillary ependymoma (ME) is one of the types of ependymoma, which can be localized spinally, (Conus medullaris-fillum terminale region). The spinal ependymoma is usully a benign tumor. It most commonly occurs in the fourth decade of life, and can be observed in only in 8-20% children. If the tumor is localized in the L-S region of the spinal canal, it can cause lower back pain with radicular pain (lumboischialgia) which was the case with the patient presented in this case report. The patient underwent the algorithm of tests appropriate for lumboischialgy: X-ray of L-S spine, EMNG of the lower extremities, CT targeted according to the EMNG findings, and finally magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the L-S spine with and without contrast (T1 and T2 weighted image). Only the MRI of the L-S spine showed the tumor, and after neurosurgical consultation, surgery was undertaken. Patho- histological (PHD) analysis confirmed the diagnosis of Ependymoma myxopapillare.
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