title: Intramedullary subependymoma of the spinal cord: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: A case of cervical spine intramedullary subependymoma in a 52-year-old female is reported. Also, the relevant literature on the 40 cases reported till date is reviewed. Magnetic resonance imaging, even with enhancement, does not show any distinctive features making pre-operative diagnosis often difficult. These tumours are eccentrically located within the spinal cord, thus enabling complete tumour removal in most cases. They are benign with low proliferative potential and hence no post-operative radiotherapy should be administered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Room No. 1083, 1st Floor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. sarkarcs@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Chitra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Angela Mercy
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ralte
authors.forename: Mehar Chand
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Shailesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaikwad
authors.forename: Veer Singh
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D018315:Glioma, Subependymal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery