ABSTRACT
Extradural ependymomas arising from filum terminale externa in the sacrococcygeal region are very rare. Since 1937, out of 58 cases reported in English literature, only 13 cases of tumor located presacrally in the retrorectal space, have been reported. The authors report a 38 yrs old male with a primary ependymoma of the sacrococcygeal region causing extensive sacral destruction.
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Adult , Ependymoma/complications , Epidural Space , Humans , Male , Osteolysis/complications , Sacrococcygeal Region , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/complications , Spinal Neoplasms/pathologySubject(s)
Adolescent , Biopsy, Needle , Humans , Male , Osteoblastoma/pathology , Spinal Neoplasms/pathology , Thoracic Vertebrae , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
A 14 year old girl presented with a 6 months' history of headache with vomiting, ataxia and cerebellar signs. CT and MRI revealed obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to a large fourth ventricular mass which enhanced markedly on contrast administration. Histopathology of the resected mass revealed papillary structures lined by cuboidal cells confirming choroid plexus papilloma.
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Adolescent , Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms/pathology , Choroid Plexus Neoplasms/pathology , Female , Fourth Ventricle/pathology , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Papilloma, Choroid Plexus/pathology , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
A 26 year-old male presented with vesicobullous lesions over the bony prominences and acral regions. On, examination these lesions were tense, and some were haemorrhagic. Family history of similar lesions was absent.
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We report a 35 year old lady who developed lumbosacral plexopathy immediately following regional paracervical block anaesthesia for medical termination of pregnancy. There was only partial recovery at one year. The neurological deficit and its mechanisms are discussed.