Intramedullary Amputation Neuromas Associated with Spinal Ependymomas.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2009
Abstract
We report 5 spinal intramedullary masses containing combined ependymoma and traumatic neuroma. The ependymomas, grade II "cellular" types, were intermixed with or separate from wavy, vaguely fascicular tissue that contained multiple axons immunoreactive for neurofilament protein. The neuromas presumably arose from small perivascular nerve twigs that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of intramedullary neuromas in non-neoplastic spinal diseases. Pathologists should be aware of this distinctive intramedullary tissue that is not to be confused with a neoplasm.
Volume
33
Issue
4
First Page
639
Last Page
643
ISSN
1532-0979
Published In/Presented At
Johnson, M. W., & Burger, P. C. (2009). Intramedullary amputation neuromas associated with spinal ependymomas. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology, 33(4), 639-643. doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e31818fe3c9
Disciplines
Medical Pathology | Pathology
PubMedID
19065100
Peer Reviewed for front end display
Peer-Reviewed
Department(s)
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Document Type
Article