The role of MRI in the diagnosis of spinal cord tumors

JLR de Paiva, JV Sabino, FV Pereira, PA Okuda… - Seminars in Ultrasound …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spinal cord tumors are uncommon, and its multiple representatives not always have
pathognomonic characteristics, which poses a challenge for both patients and caring …

Clinical management and prognosis of spinal myxopapillary ependymoma: a single-institution cohort of 72 patients

YW Zhang, B Wang, SY An, WH Liu, C Wang… - European Spine …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) was classified as grade 2 tumor in the 2021
World Health Organization central nervous system classification because of its high …

Intradural extramedullary tumors and associated syndromes

P Puac-Polanco, A Guarnizo… - Neuroimaging …, 2023 - neuroimaging.theclinics.com
Most (70%–80%) of the intradural tumors are located within the intradural extramedullary
compartment, and the most common tumors are schwannomas and meningiomas. 1 Other …

The many faces of myxopapillary ependynomas

I Hutuca, KL Egervari, D Merkler, MI Vargas - American Journal of …, 2024 - ajnr.org
Myxopapillary ependymomas (MPE), classified as grade 2 tumors by the WHO, are rare
spinal neoplasms. Despite their slow growth and generally benign nature, MPE have a high …

Drop metastasis from the extradural to the intradural space in spinal Ewing's sarcoma–a novel case report

A Al-Mohammad, EW Dyson, VM Russo… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Spinal Ewing's Sarcoma is a rare tumour predominantly affecting children and
adolescents. We describe the case of an 18-year-old male patient who first presented with a …

Myxopapillary Ependymoma Metastasis Mimicking Pulmonary Embolism: An Illustrative Case

A Fecker, KA Maanum, MN Shahin… - Asian Journal of …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Myxopapillary ependymomas (MPEs) are rare spinal cord tumors with low rates of
metastasis outside of the neuraxis. Gross total resection of MPEs can significantly improve …

[HTML][HTML] Myxopapillary Ependymoma–a Case Report of Rare Multicentric Subtype and Literature Review

FR Almatrafi, AM Aseeri, MF Alqahtani, L Al Mulla… - Medical …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Myxopapillary ependymoma is a rare type of primary spinal tumor, it is distinctly
a slow-growing tumor that originates in the conus medullaris, cauda equina, or film terminals …