title: Total removal of cervicothoracic intramedullary 160-mm-long spinal cord ependymoma: a rare case report.
abstract: Ependymomas are neuroectodermal tumours arising from ependymal cells of the ventricular system, choroid plexus, filum terminale, or central canal of the spinal cord. We report on a 160-mm-long cervicothoracic intramedullary spinal cord ependymoma. The tumour was totally removed; no radiotherapy was used as an adjunctive therapy. Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging confirmed that the tumour had been totally removed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, İzmir Training and Research Hospital, 123/4 sokak No 13 Kat 2 daire 4 Poligon/İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alaattin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yurt
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Selçuki
authors.forename: Ali Rıza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Ertürk
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Küpelioğlu
authors.forename: Yahya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Muammer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atıcı