Myxopapillary ependymoma of the cerebellopontine angle: retrograde metastasis or primary tumour?

Br J Neurosurg. 2011 Feb;25(1):122-3. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2010.503817. Epub 2010 Aug 13.

Abstract

Myxopapillary ependyoma (MPE) is a rare variant of ependymoma and represents a distinct subentity of tumour. It is almost exclusively restricted to the conus medullaris or filum terminale region. Here we present a case of a presumed primary MPE occurring in the cerebellopontine angle.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / complications
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Cerebellopontine Angle*
  • Ependymoma / complications
  • Ependymoma / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Recovery of Function
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome