title: Lumbar myxopapillary ependymoma mimicking neurofibroma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of lumbar myxopapillary ependymoma in whom neuroradiological and surgical findings strongly suggested neurofibroma.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient presented with a 2 year history of progressive monoparesthesia and monoparesia of his right leg. He reported having minimal fecal and urinary incontinence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Total resection of the tumor was achieved by total L1-L2 laminectomies. There was no attachment to the spinal cord and dura.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In spite of contemporary sophisticated neuroradiological facilities, we may still have diagnostic difficulties in some spinal tumors.
authors.affiliation: Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bavbek
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Altinörs
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Caner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bilezikçi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agildere
mesh_terms: D004806:Ependymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery