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Primary intradural extramedullary ependymoma: report of two cases and review of the literature
Affiliations- Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Biologii, Zakład Parazytologii, ul. Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warszawa, Poland
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Abstract
Primary intradural extramedullary ependymomas are very rare. They are called primary in this location as they do not have any connection with the central nervous system. They usually develop from an ectopic ependymal cell nest. To the best of our knowledge, only 10 cases have been described in the literature. We report two cases of large sausage-shaped intradural extramedullary ependymoma in the lumbosacral area.
Abstract
Primary intradural extramedullary ependymomas are very rare. They are called primary in this location as they do not have any connection with the central nervous system. They usually develop from an ectopic ependymal cell nest. To the best of our knowledge, only 10 cases have been described in the literature. We report two cases of large sausage-shaped intradural extramedullary ependymoma in the lumbosacral area.
Keywords
primary, intradural, extramedullary, ependymoma
About this articleTitle
Primary intradural extramedullary ependymoma: report of two cases and review of the literature
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Pages
397-401
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DOI
10.1016/S0028-3843(14)60112-2
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2011;45(4):397-401.
Keywords
primary
intradural
extramedullary
ependymoma
Authors
Pradipta Tripathy
Debahuti Mohapatra
Satya Mohapatra
