Open AccessAnaplastic Ependymoma of the Spinal Cord in Childhood A Case Report
Author(s) -
Fujiyarna Kaoru,
Kishikawa Masao,
Fuji Hideharu,
Moriyarna Tadayoshi,
Fuchigami Kengo,
Iseki Masachika,
Shinkai Kiyoto
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1990.tb01576.x
Subject(s) - conus medullaris , ependymoma , spinal cord , medicine , pathology , foramen , anatomy , psychiatry
We report a 6‐year‐old girl with anaplastic ependymoma probably originating in the region of the conus medullaris and probably spreading retrogradely to the region of the interventricular foramen (Monro) through the cere‐brospinal fluid (CSF). Since ependymoma of the spinal cord rarely occurs in children, and retrograde spreading is extremely rare, the histological features and mechanism of metastasis of the tumor are discussed.