title: Spinal intramedullary ependymal cyst: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a rare case of spinal intramedullary ependymal cyst in a 44-year-old female and reviewed 12 cases reported in the literature. The patient presented with slowly progressive lower limb paresis. She underwent biopsy of the cyst wall and placement of a cysto-subarachnoid shunt with complete recovery at the follow-up examination 18 months after surgery. This is a benign lesion and appropriate management should be performed at an early stage of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shibahara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kirino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004805:Ependyma; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D016896:Treatment Outcome