title: [Sacrococcygeal extraspinal myxopapillary ependymoma].
abstract: A 9-year-old boy was admitted with a circumscript subcutaneous tumor of the sacral region. Serum alpha-fetoprotein was not elevated. The lesion was excised en bloc including the top of the coccygis. Histology revealed a myxopapillary ependymoma without bony involvement. Metastases were excluded. Extraspinal myxopapillary ependymoma is a rare tumor of the sacrococcygeal region with a potential risk to develop metastases and for local relapse. Long-term follow-up is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Kinderchirurgische Klinik, Marienhospital Herne, Widumer Strasse 8, 44627 Herne. ralf-bodo.troebs@marienhospital-herne.de
authors.forename: R-B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Tröbs
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sorger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schütz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003050:Coccyx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery