title: Supratentorial lobar anaplastic ependymoma resembling cerebral metastasis: a case report.
abstract: A 45-year-old man presented with progressive deterioration of vision. Visual acuity test revealed no light perception in both eyes. The fundoscopic examination demonstrated pale optic discs, consistent with secondary optic atrophy. Preoperative neuroimaging studies revealed a well-defined contrast-enhancing mass, 3 cm in diameter, at the left parietal region. Its radiologic appearances simulated those of cerebral metastases. A totally removed lesion was verified pathologically as an anaplastic clear cell ependymoma, which is rare in this location. A brief review of clinical features and neuroimaging of supratentorial lobar ependymoma is also included.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Krishnapundha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bunyaratavej
authors.forename: Shanop
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shuangshoti
authors.forename: Jantima
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanboon
authors.forename: Kraisri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chantra
authors.forename: Surachai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khaoroptham
mesh_terms: D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity