Myxopapillary ependymoma of lumbosacral region with metastasis to both cerebellopontine angles: report of a rare case

A R Mridha; M C Sharma; C Sarkar; V Suri; A Rishi; A Garg; A Suri

doi:10.1007/s00381-007-0423-5

Myxopapillary ependymoma of lumbosacral region with metastasis to both cerebellopontine angles: report of a rare case

Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Oct;23(10):1209-13. doi: 10.1007/s00381-007-0423-5. Epub 2007 Jul 21.

Authors

A R Mridha¹, M C Sharma, C Sarkar, V Suri, A Rishi, A Garg, A Suri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 17643247
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-007-0423-5

Abstract

Introduction: Myxopapillary ependymomas are low grade tumours that are known to recur locally even after complete excision, but metastasis to distant sites is extremely uncommon.

Case report: We report an unusual case of lumbo-sacral myxopapillary ependymoma in a 13-year-old boy with metastasis to both cerebellopontine angles. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest patient of metastatic myxopapillary ependymoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology
Cerebellar Neoplasms / secondary*
Cerebellar Neoplasms / surgery
Cerebellopontine Angle / pathology*
Cerebellopontine Angle / surgery
Combined Modality Therapy
Ependymoma / pathology
Ependymoma / secondary*
Ependymoma / surgery
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / metabolism
Humans
Lumbosacral Region
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neurologic Examination
Neurosurgical Procedures
Pain / etiology
Sacrococcygeal Region
Spinal Neoplasms / pathology*
Spinal Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein