Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma with Leptomeningeal Dissemination: The First Case Report in a Child and Literature Review

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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The first reported treatment of Nager syndrome associated hearing loss with bone-anchored hearing aids: case report

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215111002738 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 126 (1) ◽

pp. 76-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

G P Davies ◽

I J M Johnson

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Case Report ◽

Literature Review ◽

Current Literature ◽

Hearing Aids ◽

Clinical Case ◽

Conductive Hearing Loss ◽

First Case ◽

Nager Syndrome ◽

Conductive Hearing

AbstractObjective:To report the first case of treatment of Nager syndrome associated conductive hearing loss with bone-anchored hearing aids, in a three-year-old boy.Method:Clinical case report and current literature review regarding the use of bone-anchored hearing aids in the treatment of conductive hearing loss in children.Results:A three year eight month old boy with Nager syndrome was successfully treated for conductive hearing loss using bilateral bone-anchored hearing aids.Conclusion:This is the first case report of the use of bone-anchored hearing aids to treat Nager syndrome associated conductive hearing loss. Treatment was safe and successful in this case.

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Sepsis Caused by Bacterial Colonization of Migrated Distal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter into the Pulmonary Artery: A First Case Report and Literature Review

World Neurosurgery ◽

10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.176 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 126 ◽

pp. 172-180 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Edin Hajdarpašić ◽

Almir Džurlić ◽

Nevena Mahmutbegović ◽

Salko Zahirović ◽

Adi Ahmetspahić ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Literature Review ◽

Pulmonary Artery ◽

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt ◽

Bacterial Colonization ◽

Shunt Catheter ◽

First Case

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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Epiglottis Excised with a Carbon Dioxide Laser: Case Report and Literature Review

Ear Nose & Throat Journal ◽

10.1177/014556131809700806 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 97 (8) ◽

pp. E31-E33 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Blake Raggio ◽

Neil Chheda

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Case Report ◽

Adjuvant Therapy ◽

Literature Review ◽

Carbon Dioxide Laser ◽

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor ◽

Benign Neoplasm ◽

First Case ◽

Laser Excision

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a benign neoplasm of intermediate biologic potential. It rarely occurs in the larynx, and it has not been previously reported in the epiglottis. We treated a 66-year-old woman who presented with progressive dysphonia and a mass on her suprahyoid epiglottis. The tumor was completely excised with a CO2 laser; no adjuvant therapy was administered. Histopathology revealed that the mass was an IMT. No evidence of recurrence was noted after 6 months of follow-up. We present what we believe is the first case of an epiglottic IMT to be reported in the literature, and we propose CO2 laser excision without adjuvant therapy as an acceptable treatment.

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A First Case of Acute Cerebellitis Associated with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): a Case Report and Literature Review

The Cerebellum ◽

10.1007/s12311-020-01177-9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 911-914 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nima Fadakar ◽

Sara Ghaemmaghami ◽

Seyed Masoom Masoompour ◽

Babak Shirazi Yeganeh ◽

Ali Akbari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Literature Review ◽

Acute Cerebellitis ◽

First Case

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Dissecting basilar artery aneurysm manifesting as sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a case report and literature review

Journal of International Medical Research ◽

10.1177/0300060519875374 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 (11) ◽

pp. 5844-5848

Author(s):

Yi-zhi Zhang ◽

Qiu-hui Chen ◽

Zhan-chuan Liu ◽

Ying Zhang ◽

Yan-qiu Han ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Case Report ◽

Literature Review ◽

Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽

Basilar Artery ◽

Artery Aneurysm ◽

Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽

Sensorineural Hearing ◽

First Case ◽

Basilar Artery Aneurysm

Highlights • Dissecting basilar artery aneurysm (DBAA) is relatively rare. • We report the first case of a DBAA manifesting as sudden sensorineural hearing loss. • This case report adds to the symptom spectrum of DBAA.

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