Intracranial metastasis of a spinal myxopapillary ependymoma. A case report

A 37-year-old man exhibited a suprasellar tumor which histologically proved to be a myxopapillary ependymoma. Since these gliomas are virtually restricted to the cauda equina region, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed which revealed multiple spinal tumors. The present case seems to be th...

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Published in:Neurosurgical review 1998, Vol.21 (1), p.62-65
Main Authors: WOESLER, B, MOSKOPP, D, KUCHELMEISTER, K, SCHUL, C, WASSMANN, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Neoplasms - secondary
Brain Neoplasms - surgery
Glioma - pathology
Glioma - secondary
Glioma - surgery
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Neurology
Neurosurgical Procedures
Spinal Neoplasms - pathology
Spinal Neoplasms - surgery
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary:A 37-year-old man exhibited a suprasellar tumor which histologically proved to be a myxopapillary ependymoma. Since these gliomas are virtually restricted to the cauda equina region, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed which revealed multiple spinal tumors. The present case seems to be the first report on spontaneous intracranial seeding of a spinal myxopapillary ependymoma.
ISSN:0344-5607
1437-2320
DOI:10.1007/bf01111488