A Case of Spinal Cord Ependymoma

Kyu Man Shin, Sun Ho Chee

Corresponding author: Sun Ho Chee. Department of Neurological Surgery, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

Ependymal tumors are usually classified with the glial neoplasms of the nervous system. Ependymomas are the most frequent intramedullary tumors of the spinal cord and filum terminale. The authors describe a case of ependymoma arising in the conus medullaris and filum terminale.