Multiple Spinal Cord Recurrences of an Intracranial Ependymoma after 14 Years
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 521-524, 2013.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Ependymoma can spread via cerebrospinal fluid, but late spinal recurrences of intracranial tumor are very rare. We describe a case of a 33-year-old male who presented with multiple, delayed, recurrent lesions in the spinal cord from an intracranial ependymoma. The patient underwent gross total resection and postoperative radiation therapy 14 years prior to visit for a low grade ependymoma in the 4th ventricle. The large thoraco-lumbar intradural-extramedullary spinal cord tumor was surgically removed and the pathologic diagnosis was an anaplastic ependymoma. An adjuvant whole-spine radiation therapy for residual spine lesions was performed. After completion of radiation therapy, a MRI showed a near complete response and the disease was stable for three years.
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Main subject:
Recurrence
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Spinal Cord
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms
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Spine
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Diagnosis
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Ependymoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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