Anaplastic ependymoma of the spinal cord in childhood. A case report.
We report a 6-year-old girl with anaplastic ependymoma probably originating in the region of the conus medullaris and probably spreading retrogradely to the region of the interventricular foramen (Monro) through the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Since ependymoma of the spinal cord rarely occurs in children, and retrograde spreading is extremely rare, the histological features and mechanism of metastasis of the tumor are discussed.
Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Fujiyama
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Kishikawa
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Fujii
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Moriyama
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Fuchigami
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Iseki
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Shinkai
D002648:Child; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure