Extramedullary Conus Ependymoma Involving a Lumbar Nerve Root with Filum Terminale Attachment
Purpose In the current report, we describe a case of an extramedullary ependymoma involving a lumbar nerve root near conus medullaris. Spinal ependymomas commonly present as intramedullary tumors in the cervical or thoracic cord or as tumors arising from the conus medullaris or the filum terminale....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S24719 |