Hemorrhage into a spinal ependymoma after peridural anesthesia.
The authors present a case of the accidental puncture of a spinal ependymoma causing bleeding and an increase in the preexisting neurological deficits.
D000368:Aged; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology