Anaplastic myxopapillary ependymoma of the sacrum: A case report

Abolfazl Rahimizadeh; Zahed Malekmohammadi; Parviz Habibollahzadeh; Walter L Williamson; Ava Rahimizadeh

doi:10.25259/SNI_277_2021

Anaplastic myxopapillary ependymoma of the sacrum: A case report

Surg Neurol Int. 2021 Jun 14:12:285. doi: 10.25259/SNI_277_2021. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Abolfazl Rahimizadeh¹, Zahed Malekmohammadi¹, Parviz Habibollahzadeh¹, Walter L Williamson¹, Ava Rahimizadeh¹

Affiliation

¹ Pars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Medical Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Background: Myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) with anaplastic features is extremely rare. There are very few such case reports in the medical literature.

Case description: A 23-year-old female presented with lower back pain, and both urinary and fecal dysfunction. The patient underwent gross total surgical excision of the MR documented expansile intrasacral tumor. The histology was compatible with a MPE containing anaplastic features.

Conclusion: The medical literature contains a few comparable cases of subcutaneous sacrococcygeal MPE with anaplastic components. Here, however, we have a young female with an anaplastic intrasacral MPE treated with gross total surgical excision.

Keywords: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Anaplastic ependymoma; Distal add-on; Filum terminale; Myxopapillary ependymoma; Sacral tumors; Sacrum; Urinary incontinence.

Publication types

Case Reports