Subcutaneous sacral ependymoma – a histopathological challenge

Subcutaneous myxopapillary or sacral ependymoma are rare tumors mostly developing in children or adolescents. The majority occurs in the sacrococcygeal region. There are numerous clinical and histopathological differential diagnoses. Owing to the fact that there have been rare reported cases that fo...

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Published in:Journal of cutaneous pathology 2016-01, Vol.43 (1), p.71-74
Main Author: Helbig, Doris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Ependymoma - diagnosis
Ependymoma - pathology
Ependymoma - surgery
extraspinal
Humans
intergluteal fold
Male
myxopapillary ependymoma
sacral
Sacrococcygeal Region - pathology
Sacrococcygeal Region - surgery
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - diagnosis
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - pathology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - surgery
subcutaneous
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Summary:Subcutaneous myxopapillary or sacral ependymoma are rare tumors mostly developing in children or adolescents. The majority occurs in the sacrococcygeal region. There are numerous clinical and histopathological differential diagnoses. Owing to the fact that there have been rare reported cases that followed an aggressive course and in which the patient succumbed to metastatic disease, long term follow‐up is necessary despite complete excision. We describe here a 25‐year‐old male patient with a histological unusual subcutaneous sacral ependymoma and discuss the differential diagnosis as well as treatment options.
ISSN:0303-6987
1600-0560
DOI:10.1111/cup.12590