Rare Giant Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma

A 23-year-old female was admitted to our hospital because she had suffered from back pain for 3 years and paralysis of both lower limbs for 10 days. Neurologic examination showed sensory disturbance and complete paralysis in bilateral lower extremities with negative Babinski sign. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging showed there was an enhanced intradural lesion between T2 and T12, which pressed the spinal cord. The lesion was resected completely by laminectomy approach, and the tumor was totally intradural extramedullary.
Source: World Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Clinical Images Source Type: research