Presacral myxopapillary ependymoma presenting as an abdominal mass in a child.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-1985
Abstract
Ependymomas of the sacrococcygeal region almost always arise on the posterior aspect of the sacrum in the soft tissues and subcutaneous tissues of this region. The predominant histologic type of ependymoma in the sacrococcygeal area is myxopapillary. We report a case of myxopapillary ependymoma arising in the presacral area and presenting clinically as an abdominal mass. Ependymomas arising on the ventral aspect of the sacrum are exceedingly rare, and only 24 previous cases have been reported in the English literature. While dorsal myxopapillary ependymomas occasionally metastasize, there have been no reports of metastasis in the presacral tumors of this type.
Volume
20
Issue
3
First Page
276
Last Page
278
ISSN
0022-3468
Published In/Presented At
Gerston, K. F., Suprun, H., Cohen, H., & Shenhav, Z. (1985). Presacral myxopapillary ependymoma presenting as an abdominal mass in a child. Journal of pediatric surgery, 20(3), 276–278. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3468(85)80121-4
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
4009381
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Document Type
Article