Rapid arteriovenous shunting in a spinal cord ependymoma. Case report.
A case of ependymoma of the conus medullaris and cauda equina is described in which spinal angiography demonstrated rapid arteriovenous shunting, an angiographic sign which is typical of arteriovenous malformations and which has not been previously reported to occur with ependymomas.
D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*