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ArticleCase reports in pathology2016

Spinal Intradural, Extramedullary Ependymoma with Astrocytoma Component: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Gene M Weinstein, Knarik Arkun, James Kryzanski, Michael Lanfranchi, Gaurav K Gupta, Harprit Bedi

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Article in Case reports in pathology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. A unique case of intracranial collision tumor composed of ganglioglioma WHO gr I and supratentorial ependymoma WHO gr III: case-based literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023
    Review
  3. Multifocal intradural extramedullary ependymoma,Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2022
    Article
  4. Analyses of DNA Methylation Profiling in the Diagnosis of Intramedullary Astrocytomas.Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gene M WeinsteinDepartment of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Knarik ArkunDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
James KryzanskiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Michael LanfranchiDepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Gaurav K GuptaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Harprit BediDepartment of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Tufts Medical Center · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ependymomas are common spinal lesions, with the vast majority arising in an intramedullary location. Several cases have been described in the literature of ependymomas in an intradural, extramedullary location. The authors present a case of a 56-year-old female who presented with several weeks of lower back pain and weakness. MRI revealed an intradural, extramedullary enhancing mass at L1-L2. The mass was successfully resected surgically. Pathologic evaluation revealed a low grade glioma with components of both ependymoma and pilocytic astrocytoma with MUTYH G382D mutation. Extramedullary ependymomas are very rare tumors. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of ependymoma/astrocytoma collision tumors described in an extramedullary location.

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