RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cystic Extramedullary Ependymoma
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 818
OP 821
VO 27
IS 4
A1 Graça, J.
A1 Gültaşli, N.
A1 D’Haene, N.
A1 Brotchi, J.
A1 Salmon, I.
A1 Balériaux, D.
YR 2006
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/27/4/818.abstract
AB SUMMARY:Intradural extramedullary location of ependymoma is rare. To the best of our knowledge, only 9 cases have been described in the literature. We report a case of a histologically confirmed ependymoma (WHO grade II) presented in the MR imaging as a cystic, nonenhancing thoracic intradural extramedullary lesion compressing the spinal cord. The cystic appearance mimicking an arachnoid cyst at diagnosis and the leptomeningeal dissemination developed later were peculiarities that have never been previously described in relation to these rare tumors.