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ArticleYeungnam University journal of medicine2020

Extramedullary tanycytic ependymoma of the lumbar spinal cord.

Dong Ja Kim, Man-Hoon Han, SangHan Lee

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Article in Yeungnam University journal of medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dong Ja KimDepartment of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Man-Hoon HanDepartment of Pathology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
SangHan LeeDepartment of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
Kyungpook National University · KRKyungpook National University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tanycytic ependymoma is a rare variant of ependymoma that commonly affects the cervical and thoracic spinal cord. It usually arises as intramedullary lesions, and extramedullary cases are extremely rare. We report a case of a 44-year-old woman who was diagnosed with tanycytic ependymoma in her lumbar spine at level 2-3. The tumor mass developed in an intradural extramedullary location. Histopathologically, tanycytic ependymoma can be misdiagnosed as schwannoma or pilocytic astrocytoma. Immunohistochemical findings such as strong positivity for glial fibrillary acidic protein, perinuclear dot-like positive patterns for epithelial membrane antigen, and focal positivity for S-100 are helpful in diagnosing tanycytic ependymoma. It is important to be aware of this rare tumor to ensure appropriate patient management and accurate prognosis.

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EpendymomaGlial fibrillary acidic proteinLumbar vertebraeSpinal cord neoplasms

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PMID31707775
PMCPMC7142023
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