Open AccessMulticentric intradural extramedullary ependymoma: Report of a rare case
Author(s) -
Atul Vats,
Raghvendra Ramdasi,
Gautam Zaveri,
Sunil K Pandya
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.161596
Subject(s) - medicine , ependymoma , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord , intramedullary rod , surgery , spinal cord neoplasm , radiology , radiation therapy , psychiatry
Spinal ependymoma commonly presents as an intramedullary tumor. We present a rare case of multicentric intradural extramedullary spinal ependymoma. A 59 years old female presented to us with spastic quadriparesis for 10 months. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spinal cord showed discretely located enhancing tumor masses from at C1-C2, C6-C7, and D4 to L3 level. Subtotal resection of the symptomatic tumor at C6-C7 and D7-D9 was done. The patient underwent radiotherapy with 50.4 Gy. At follow-up of 11 months, patient is doing well. The relevant literature is reviewed.