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01-10-2007 | Case Report

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

Authors: A. R. Mridha, M. C. Sharma, C. Sarkar, V. Suri, A. Rishi, A. Garg, A. Suri

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 10/2007

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.

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Title: Myxopapillary ependymoma of lumbosacral region with metastasis to both cerebellopontine angles: report of a rare case
Authors: A. R. Mridha
M. C. Sharma
C. Sarkar
V. Suri
A. Rishi
A. Garg
A. Suri
Publication date: 01-10-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Child's Nervous System / Issue 10/2007
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-007-0423-5

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

Abstract

Introduction

Case report

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Abstract

Introduction

Case report

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