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Intracranial myxopapillary ependymoma: Case report

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The authors report an unusual case of a myxopapillary ependymoma arising from the lateral ventricle. The patient, a 37-year-old woman, developed recurrent symptoms including scotomata, disorientation, and headache during two successive pregnancies before the definitive diagnosis. The causes of this ependymoma variant and its relationship to pregnancy are discussed.

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  1. Ronald E. Warnick

    Present address: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati, 45267, Cincinnati, OH, USA

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  1. Brain Tumor Research Center of the Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, 94143, San Francisco, CA

    Ronald E. Warnick, Michael D. Prados & Philip H. Gutin

  2. Neuropathology Unit, Department of Pathology, University of California, 94143, San Francisco, CA

    Jack Raisanen & Richard L. Davis

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of California, 94143, San Francisco, CA

    David A. Larson & Philip H. Gutin

  4. Department of Neurology, Stanford University, 94305, Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Bruce T. Adornato

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Warnick, R.E., Raisanen, J., Adornato, B.T. et al. Intracranial myxopapillary ependymoma: Case report. J Neuro-Oncol 15, 251–256 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01050071

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