A Rare Case of Intradural Extramedullary Myxopapillary Ependymoma At Thoracolumbar Junction
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 8
Abstract
A 29 year male with chronic low back pain with bilateral lower limbs paraesthesia presented in OPD. After evaluation with MRI Thoraco-Lumbar Spine found to have T12-L1 level IDEM mass compressing cauda equina? Schwanoma. He was posted for surgery and total excision of mass done with uneventful post-op period. On histopathological examination it was diagnosed as Myxopapillary Ependymoma. This is rare variant of such tumor in view of rare location and rare clinical presentation.
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Dr Pushkraj Baswant Birajdar
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