Giant Myxopapillary Ependymoma with Multi-Site Neural Axis Metastases: A Rare Case with Suboptimal Outcome

Arturs Balodis; Viktorija Ņeverčika; Marija Zavertjajeva; Raimonds Mikijanskis; Marika Kalniņa; Austra Breikša-Vaivode; Inese Briede

doi:10.12659/AJCR.942392

31 January 2024 : Case report Latvia

Giant Myxopapillary Ependymoma with Multi-Site Neural Axis Metastases: A Rare Case with Suboptimal Outcome

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Arturs Balodis

^12ABCDEFG*, Viktorija Ņeverčika^3BCDEF, Marija Zavertjajeva^14BCDEF, Raimonds Mikijanskis^5BCD, Marika Kalniņa^6BCD, Austra Breikša-Vaivode^7BCD, Inese Briede^7BCD

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942392

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e942392

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Figure 10. PET/CT axial slices showing pathologic changes in sacrum with slight and moderate uneven hypermetabolism similar to the metabolic background of liver. Standard uptake value in liver was 2.7, but in the lesion in sacrum SUVmax was 2.5.

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Giant Myxopapillary Ependymoma with Multi-Site Neural Axis Metastases: A Rare Case with Suboptimal Outcome

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