Myxopapillary Ependymoma of the Cauda Equina in a 5-Year-Old Boy.
- Author:
Masashi UEHARA
1
;
Jun TAKAHASHI
;
Keijiro MUKAIYAMA
;
Shugo KURAISHI
;
Masayuki SHIMIZU
;
Shota IKEGAMI
;
Toshimasa FUTATSUGI
;
Kenji SANO
;
Kazuhiro HONGO
;
Hiroyuki KATO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Myxopapillary ependymoma; Child; Radiation therapy; Cauda equina
- MeSH: Cauda Equina*; Central Nervous System; Child; Child, Preschool*; Ependymoma*; Follow-Up Studies; Gait; Humans; Leg; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male
- From:Asian Spine Journal 2014;8(6):846-851
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Myxopapillary ependymoma in childhood typically occurs in the central nervous system. There are few surgical cases of myxopapillary ependymoma of the cauda equina in children. We report a case of myxopapillary ependymoma of the cauda equina in a 5-year-old boy, who presented with leg pain and abnormal gait. Subtotal resection surgery was performed. Following the subtotal tumor resection, follow-up magnetic resonance imaging evaluation showed a recurrent tumor. As a result, we performed a second subtotal tumor resection and followed with postoperative radiation therapy. No further evidence of the disease has been noted elsewhere in the patient in over ten years of follow-up. Myxopapillary ependymoma of the cauda equina in a young boy was improved by subtotal tumor resection and postoperative radiation therapy.
