• World Neurosurg · Jul 2019

    Case Reports

    Unusual Exophytic Appearance of Spinal Cord Subependymoma.

    • Angelique Sao-Mai S Do, Serguei I Bannykh, Keith L Black, and Tiffany G Perry.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
    • World Neurosurg. 2019 Jul 1; 127: 302-306.

    BackgroundSubependymomas are rare in the spinal cord. They are typically expansile, intramedullary spinal cord masses, eccentrically located with minimal gadolinium enhancement.Case DescriptionWe present a case of subependymoma originating from the cervical cord with an unusual exophytic appearance. Hallmarks of subependymoma and treatment are reviewed.ConclusionsThis is the first case, to our knowledge, where imaging revealed a mass appearing to be completely extramedullary with a primary exophytic component. Therefore, subependymomas should remain on the differential for masses in the spinal cord that appear extramedullary and exophytic.Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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