The many faces of primary cauda equina myxopapillary ependymoma: clinicoradiological manifestations of two cases and review of the literature

Romanian Neurosurgery

Mohammad Zare Mehrjardi¹  Samira Mirzaei²  Hamid Reza Haghighatkhah³ 

[1] Corresponding authorDepartment of Radiology, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)Section of Neuroimaging, Division of Clinical Research, Climax Radiology Education Foundation, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of);Department of Radiology, Imam Khomeini Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)Other articles by this author:;Department of Radiology, Shohada Tajrish Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)Other articles by this author:

关键词: cauda equina;    ependymoma;    magnetic resonance imaging;    myxopapillary ependymoma;    radiology;   

DOI  :  10.1515/romneu-2017-0062

学科分类：精神健康和精神病学

来源: Romanian Society of Neurosurgery

【 摘 要 】

Introduction Myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) is a benign and slow growing tumor that originates exclusively from the conus medullaris and cauda equina nervous tissue. It occurs more commonly in young patients. In addition, clinical presentations are non-specific and may mimic benign conditions. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the imaging modality of choice for evaluating this tumor. We hereby report on two young patients with long-lasting non-specific symptoms, which were clinically attributed to benign conditions. However, cauda equina tumor was revealed on MRI in both patients.

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