Myxopapillary ependymoma of the cerebellopontine angle: retrograde metastasis or primary tumour?
Myxopapillary ependyoma (MPE) is a rare variant of ependymoma and represents a distinct subentity of tumour. It is almost exclusively restricted to the conus medullaris or filum terminale region. Here we present a case of a presumed primary MPE occurring in the cerebellopontine angle.
Shapey
Jonathan
J
Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, UK. jshapey@doctors.org.uk
Barazi
Sinan
S
Bodi
Istvan
I
Thomas
Nicholas
N
D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome