Tanycytic ependymoma of cervical cord presenting with spontaneous intratumoral hemorrhage

A 30-year-old man presented with complaints of neck pain and weakness of bilateral upper limbs for 6 months. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an ill-defined lesion at the C2–C4 levels that appeared isointense on T1-weighted, hyperintense on T2-weighted, causing fusiform enlargement of cord and slight enhancement on gadolinium (Fig. 1). There was evidence of intratumoral hemorrhage in the form of hypointense foci on T2-weighted image. The patient underwent urgent C2–C4 laminectomy and complete excision of tumor was achieved.
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Images of Spine Care Source Type: research