title: Intramedullary abscess associated with a spinal cord ependymoma: case report.
abstract: Intramedullary spinal cord abscesses are relatively uncommon. We report the first case of an intramedullary spinal cord abscess in a preexisting spinal cord ependymoma. The clinical features and pathogenesis are discussed. Salient features of the management of intramedullary spinal cord abscesses are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, New York University Medical Center, New York.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Jafar
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Budzilovich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ransohoff
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology