ReviewThe neuroradiology journal2017
Systemic metastases from central nervous system ependymoma: case report and review of the literature.
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- Metastatic Supratentorial Ependymoma: A Case Presentation and Systematic Review of the Literature.Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology · 2025Pooled it
- Extra-Neural Metastases From Primary Intracranial Ependymomas: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Recurrence patterns in pediatric intracranial ependymal neoplasm: a systematic imaging work-up.Neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Indolent enhancing spinal lesions mimicking spinal metastasis in pediatric patients with malignant primary brain tumors.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Extraneural metastatic anaplastic ependymoma: a systematic review and a report of metastases to bilateral parotid glands.Neuro-oncology practice · 2020Article
- High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging at 3T of pituitary gland: advantages and pitfalls.Gland surgery · 2019Review
- Cerebellopontine angle neoplasms in four cases: intra-axial or extra-axial?Chinese medical journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
Ependymal tumours in adults are rare, accounting for less than 4% of primary tumours of the central nervous system, and exceptionally metastasise outside the nervous system. In this study, we present a case of anaplastic ependymoma, which developed metastases outside the nervous system less than a year after its clinical onset. A healthy 65-year-old woman suddenly presented with drowsiness of unknown origin, accompanied by ingravescent fatigue, inability to maintain the upright posture, headache, nausea and vomiting. Computed tomography study performed in the emergency department showed the presence of an inhomogeneously hypodense area, with temporoparietal extension and median line deviation. After surgical excision, performed after two days, the bioptic examination demonstrated an anaplastic ependymoma with multiple areas of necrosis. The patient was submitted to adjuvant radiation therapy. At magnetic resonance imaging follow-up, performed three months after surgery, neither local recurrences nor typical 'drop metastases' to the spinal area were observed. Three months later, magnetic resonance imaging control revealed bone metastases and recurrences in the left insula and at the ipsilateral cerebellar hemisphere. Total body computed tomography examination showed metastases in the liver, vertebrae and pelvic bones, and involvement of paratracheal lymph nodes.
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