Myxopapillary ependymoma of lumbosacral region with metastasis to both cerebellopontine angles: report of a rare case.
BACKGROUND
Myxopapillary ependymomas are low grade tumours that are known to recur locally even after complete excision, but metastasis to distant sites is extremely uncommon.


METHODS
We report an unusual case of lumbo-sacral myxopapillary ependymoma in a 13-year-old boy with metastasis to both cerebellopontine angles. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest patient of metastatic myxopapillary ependymoma.
Mridha
A R
AR
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Sharma
M C
MC
Sarkar
C
C
Suri
V
V
Rishi
A
A
Garg
A
A
Suri
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein