Single staged complete length excision of long segment intramedullary ependymoma: An Institutional experience

Dr Anand Sharma; Dr Parth Lalcheta; Dr Avdhesh Shukla; Prof Dr S N Iyengar

Volume : X, Issue : V, May - 2020

Single staged complete length excision of long segment intramedullary ependymoma: An Institutional experience

Dr Anand Sharma, Dr Parth Lalcheta, Dr Avdhesh Shukla, Prof Dr S N Iyengar

Abstract :

Intramedullary tumours are the rare tumours of spine constitute about 2 % of all spine tumours with 0.74 per 100,000 person–years. Ependymomas and astrocytoma represent most common intramedullary tumours. Long segment intramedullary tumors are usually myxopapillary ependymoma; involve more than three verteal column lengths. Pain and motor weakness are the most common presentations in adults and children. The goals of surgery are total tumor removal with preservation of neurological function. We report case series of two long segment intramedullary tumours involving long segment with review of literature