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ArticleCureus2022

Giant-Cell Ependymoma of the Cervical Spinal Cord With Syringomyelia and Pathological Presentation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Hoai Thi Phuong Dinh, Hasegawa Tomohiko, Rina T Madelar, Hao Dinh Anh Hoang, Matsuyama Yukihiro

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Hoai Thi Phuong DinhDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue City, VNM.
Hasegawa TomohikoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, JPN.
Rina T MadelarDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Medical City, Pasig City, PHL.
Hao Dinh Anh HoangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue, VNM.
Matsuyama YukihiroDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, JPN.
Hue University · VNUniversity of Asia and the Pacific · PHHamamatsu University School of Medicine · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ependymomas are unusual neuroepithelial tumors of the central nervous system that arise from clusters of ependymal cells. In adults, ependymomas are the most common primary spinal cord tumors. Nevertheless, only a few cases of large-cell ependymoma have been documented; these cases often involve the brain. Here, we report the case of a 43-year-old man who had a cervical spinal cord ependymoma with syringomyelia. The giant-cell ependymoma (GCE) in the spinal cord discussed in this case emphasizes the characteristics of GCE and the discrepancy between the pathological appearance, the surgical results, and the clinically good prognosis.

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ependymomagiant-cell ependymomaki-67spinal cordsyringomyelia

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PMID36726917
PMCPMC9885895
OpenAlexW4313390071

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