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Sacrococcygeal extradural ependymoma
Author(s) -
Lemberger Anshel,
Stein Moshe,
Doron Jaffa,
Fried Geta,
Goldsher Dorith,
Feinsod Moshe
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19890901)64:5<1156::aid-cncr2820640532>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - ependymoma , medicine , lumbosacral joint , lesion , anatomy , surgery
A case of lumbosacral extradural myxopapillary ependymoma is reported. The clinical, embryologic, and therapeutic features of this rare lesion are presented. The unusual entity is discussed in the light of previous experience with extradural ependymoma in the lumbosacral region.