Intramedullary subependymoma of the spinal cord: a case report and review of literature.
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.
Sarkar
Chitra
C
Department of Pathology, Room No. 1083, 1st Floor, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. sarkarcs@hotmail.com
Mukhopadhyay
Sanjay
S
Ralte
Angela Mercy
AM
Sharma
Mehar Chand
MC
Gupta
Aditya
A
Gaikwad
Shailesh
S
Mehta
Veer Singh
VS
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