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 2. T1-weighted sagittal MRI of the lumbar spine with intravenous contrast administration showing a large, intradural, extramedullary tumor of the lumbar sacrum canal of the spine. The tumor started from the L1 to S3 level. Pathological tissue can also be observed in the end sheaths of the conus medullaris.

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

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