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Myxopapillary ependymoma of lumbosacral region with metastasis to both cerebellopontine angles: report of a rare case

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Introduction

Myxopapillary ependymomas are low grade tumours that are known to recur locally even after complete excision, but metastasis to distant sites is extremely uncommon.

Case report

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.

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  1. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    A. R. Mridha, M. C. Sharma, C. Sarkar, V. Suri & A. Rishi

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    A. Garg

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    A. Suri

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Mridha, A.R., Sharma, M.C., Sarkar, C. et al. Myxopapillary ependymoma of lumbosacral region with metastasis to both cerebellopontine angles: report of a rare case. Childs Nerv Syst 23, 1209–1213 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-007-0423-5

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