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Subcutaneous myxopapillary ependymoma presenting as a childhood sacrococcygeal tumor: A case report
Author(s) -
Rao I. Satish,
Kapila Kusum,
Aggarwal Sandeep,
Ray Ruma,
Gupta Arun Kumar,
Verma Kusum
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.10183
Subject(s) - medicine , sacrococcygeal teratoma , ependymoma , lesion , pathology , primitive neuroectodermal tumor , sacrum , histology , immunohistochemistry , anatomy , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , biology
Subcutaneous myxopapillary ependymoma in a sacrococcygeal location is an uncommon lesion. We report such a case in a 16‐mo‐old female child, who presented with a sacrococcygeal mass since birth. The cytological picture was that of a malignant small round cell tumor and the diagnosis was missed on cytology, which was retrospectively confirmed on comparison with histology. Although rare, this lesion can be a potential diagnostic pitfall and needs to be distinguished from other malignant tumors occurring at this age and at a similar location, like sacrococcygeal teratoma with immature elements, primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET), and PNET with ependymal differentiation. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2002;27:303–307. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.