Anaplastic ependymoma with sclerotic bone metastases.
Ependymomas are glial central nervous system (CNS) tumors that arise from the ependymal layer of brain and spinal cord. These are heterogeneous group of tumors with varied histopathological features and prognosis. They frequently relapse at the primary site and may disseminate to other CNS sites. Extraneural metastases are, however, extremely rare. We present a case of ependymoma in a child with widespread metastasis to her bones, a previously unreported event.
Department of Oncology, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Munir
M
Hussain
Conor
C
Mallucci
Laurence
L
Abernethy
Vidula
V
Godhamgaonkar
Nicola
N
Thorp
Barry
B
Pizer
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms; D002648:Child; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012598:Sclerosis