Authors: Motoyuki Iwasaki Kazutoshi Hida Takeshi Aoyama Kiyohiro Houkin
Publish Date: 2012/05/05
Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 317-320
Abstract
A 57yearold woman presented with paraparesis MRI revealed a multinodular and multicystic lesion in the spinal cord that was difficult to diagnose correctly Intraoperative observation via midline myelotomy revealed a grayish gelatinous solid mass with an eccentric localization In addition DREZtomy on the caudal side of the tumor revealed cystic formation The cyst was punctured and xanthochromic fluid was collected Attenuation of motor evoked potential MEP resulted in the partial removal of tumor A pathological examination revealed the mass to be a subependymoma The patient experienced transient worsening of symptoms but improved gradually No adjuvant radiosurgery was administered Followup estimation 30 months after surgery revealed no evidences of regrowth
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