Abstract
Spinal subependymomas (SE) are rare, often indolent benign tumors presenting most frequently as intramedullary tumors in the cervical spine or cervicothoracic junction. When symptomatic, patients often present with years of sensory changes, weakness, paresthesias, or bowel and bladder dysfunction. Preoperatively, SE are difficult to distinguish radiographically from ependymomas or astrocytomas; however, it is important to make the distinction intraoperatively as complete resection can be curative. Here the authors present a rare case of recurrent, symptomatic cervical subependymoma which underwent gross-total resection and discussion of management strategies and outcomes of all SE at their institution.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | V7 |
Journal | Neurosurgical Focus: Video |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2023 |
Keywords
- intramedullary spinal tumor
- rare spinal tumors
- spinal subependymoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Neurology