title: Double ependymoma of the filum terminale.
abstract: Myxopapillary ependymoma of the filum terminale and conus medullaris are relatively common spinal intradural neoplasms in adults, only 8-14% affecting children. We describe a case of a 15-year-old girl with two myxopapillary ependymomas of the filum terminale. Although cases of two such tumours have been described in adults, we have not found any similar paediatric cases in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Clinic Hospital of Santiago, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gelabert-González
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prieto-González
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abdulkader-Nallib
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cutrín-Prieto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000150:complications