Spinal tanycytic ependymoma with hematomyelia--case report--.
A 58-year-old man presented with an extremely rare case of "pure type" spinal tanycytic ependymoma associated with hematomyelia manifesting as sensory disturbance of the bilateral hands and weakness of the right arm. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a tumor in the spinal cord from C-2 to C-4 levels. The soft gelatinous tumor was subtotally resected and the adjacent chronic liquid hematoma was aspirated. The immunohistochemical and ultrastructural findings indicated a diagnosis of tanycytic ependymoma.
Sato
Kazufumi
K
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Sensory & Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Science, University of Fukui. ksato@fmsrsa.fukui-med.ac.jp
Kubota
Toshihiko
T
Ishida
Masaki
M
Handa
Yuji
Y
D001132:Arm / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D004805:Ependyma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008871:Microvilli / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008875:Middle Aged; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D020886:Somatosensory Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D020758:Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome