Spinal subependymoma presenting as an extramedullary tumor: case report.
A rare case of cervicothoracic subependymoma in a 25-year-old man is described. The tumor appeared as an extramedullary mass lesion, but a discrete, less well-demarcated portion was observed in the lateral part of the cord at the T2 level. Previous reports of spinal subependymomas are reviewed, and nosological possibilities of extramedullary presentation are discussed.
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Goettingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery