Primary intradural extramedullary Ewing sarcoma of the cervical spine: A case report and review of the literature

Ependymomas are common spinal lesions, with the vast majority arising in an intramedullary location. Several cases have been described in the literature of ependymomas in an intradural, extramedullary location. The authors present a case of a 56-year-old female who presented with several weeks of lower back pain and weakness. MRI revealed an intradural, extramedullary enhancing mass at L1-L2. The mass was successfully resected surgically. Pathologic evaluation revealed a low grade glioma with components of both ependymoma and pilocytic astrocytoma with MUTYH G382D mutation. Extramedullary ependymomas are very rare tumors. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first case of ependymoma/astrocytoma collision tumors described in an extramedullary location.

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Intermittent Myokymia as a Pointer to Hemangioblastoma of the Cervical Spine: A Case Report

Case Reports in Neurology ◽

10.1159/000494878 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 338-341

Author(s):

Christian Saleh ◽

Nino Akhalbedashvili ◽

Maria Garcia Peraza ◽

Konstantinos Athanasios Boviatsis ◽

Margret Hund-Georgiadis

Keyword(s):

Central Nervous System ◽

Nervous System ◽

Case Report ◽

Cervical Spine ◽

Medulla Oblongata ◽

Cns Tumors ◽

Review Of The Literature

Hemangioblastomas represent 3% of all central nervous system (CNS) tumors. The majority of CNS hemangioblastomas are infratentorial, with the cerebellum being the most frequent location, while 13% are found in the brainstem. Symptoms of brainstem hemangioblastomas can be very subtle and might therefore be overlooked or misinterpreted. We report the case of a patient with a hemangioblastoma at the junction of the medulla oblongata and the cervical spine and provide a brief review of the literature.

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Sudden onset temporary loss of SSEP and MEP as a result to positional neck changes in an intradural extramedullary cervical spine schwannoma: A case report

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery ◽

10.1016/j.inat.2020.100717 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. 100717

Author(s):

Mohammed Zahid Alkhatib ◽

Turki Elarjani ◽

Abdulrahman Majed Alkhalefah ◽

Faisal Farrash

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Cervical Spine ◽

Sudden Onset ◽

Intradural Extramedullary

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Acute non-tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess in an adult. A case report and review of the literature

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215100136758 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 111 (2) ◽

pp. 169-171 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

A. Karkanevatos ◽

N. J. P. Beasley ◽

A. C. Swift

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Case Report ◽

Cervical Spine ◽

Neck Pain ◽

Retropharyngeal Abscess ◽

Review Of The Literature

AbstractRetropharyngeal abscesses in adults are very rare and usually secondary to chronic tuberculous cervical spine osteomyelitis. We report a case of Staphylococcus aureus septicaemia with multifocal abscesses and osteomyelitis of the cervical spine causing a retropharyngeal abscess. This presented as neck pain and dysphagia following a fall. In addition, we have reviewed related cases.

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