Giant Myxopapillary Ependymoma with Multi-Site Neural Axis Metastases: A Rare Case with Suboptimal Outcome

Arturs Balodis; Viktorija Ņeverčika; Marija Zavertjajeva; Raimonds Mikijanskis; Marika Kalniņa; Austra Breikša-Vaivode; Inese Briede

doi:10.12659/AJCR.942392

31 January 2024: Articles

Giant Myxopapillary Ependymoma with Multi-Site Neural Axis Metastases: A Rare Case with Suboptimal Outcome

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Arturs Balodis ^A* , Viktorija Ņeverčika ^B , Marija Zavertjajeva ^B , Raimonds Mikijanskis ^B , Marika Kalnina ^B , Austra Breikša-Vaivode ^B , Inese Briede ^B

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942392

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e942392

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Figure 9. T2-weighted sagittal MRI of the lumbar spine one day after surgery. The tumor has been mostly excised; a small amount of remaining tumor tissue can be observed at the L5-S1 level. The retro-sacral tumor tissue has been completely removed. The surgical wound contains hemorrhagic contents with air pockets.

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Giant Myxopapillary Ependymoma with Multi-Site Neural Axis Metastases: A Rare Case with Suboptimal Outcome

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