Primary intradural extramedullary ependymoma: Imaging findings and review of the literature. A case report
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Giuseppe Minniti; N. Serio; Fabrizio Fasoli; D. Di Stefano; Michele Ferrante; Alessandro Bozzao; Luigi Maria Fantozzi; Andrea Romano
- Source
- Subject
- Ependymoma
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
Medullary cavity
business.industry
Central nervous system
Magnetic resonance imaging
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Spinal neoplasm
Intradural extramedullary tumor
Lesion
medicine.anatomical_structure
Spinal cord compression
Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Neurology (clinical)
Radiology
Differential diagnosis
medicine.symptom
business
Intradural extramedullary
- Language
- English
We describe a 32-year-old woman who presented with progressive dorsal back pain. Neither sensory nor motor deficit was reported. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the dorsal spine revealed a primary intradural extramedullary lesion with severe spinal cord compression. No other lesion was found in the central nervous system. During surgery an intradural extramedullary tumor was found without medullary infiltration and a total removal was achieved under microscopic guidance. The histological diagnosis revealed a benign extramedullary ependymoma. The patient recovery completely after surgery and at a follow-up of 24 months MRI showed no evidence of tumor recurrence. Ependymoma should be taken in account in the differential diagnosis on intradural extramedullary tumours.