Surgical treatment of intramedullary-extramedullary ependymomas. Two clinical cases and a literature review

Evzikov G.Yu.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Clinic of Nervous Diseases, Rossolimo Str., 11, Moscow, Russia, 119021

Konovalov N.A.

OOO Klinika spinal'noĭ neĭrokhirurgii «Aksis»;
NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko RAMN, Moskva

ORCID: 0000-0003-0824-1848

Bashlachev M.G.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Clinic of Nervous Diseases, Rossolimo Str., 11, Moscow, Russia, 119021

Asiutin D.S.

FGBU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko" RAMN, Moskva

Onoprienko R.A.

FGBU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko" RAMN, Moskva;
Otdelenie neĭrokhirurgii Nizhegorodskogo nauchno-issledovatel'skogo instituta travmatologii i ortopedii

Korolishin V.A.

OOO Klinika spinal'noĭ neĭrokhirurgii «Aksis»;
NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko RAMN, Moskva

Timonin S.Iu.

Pervyĭ MGMU im. I.M. Sechenova, Moskva

Panina T.N.

NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko RAMN, Moskva

Belozerskikh K.A.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Clinic of Nervous Diseases, Rossolimo Str., 11, Moscow, Russia, 119021

Surgical treatment of intramedullary-extramedullary ependymomas. Two clinical cases and a literature review

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Evzikov G.Yu., Konovalov N.A., Bashlachev M.G., Asiutin D.S., Onoprienko R.A., Korolishin V.A., Timonin S.Iu., Panina T.N., Belozerskikh K.A.

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Journal: Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2018;82(3): 48‑55

DOI: 10.17116/neiro201882348

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Evzikov GYu, Konovalov NA, Bashlachev MG, et al. . Surgical treatment of intramedullary-extramedullary ependymomas. Two clinical cases and a literature review. Burdenko's Journal of Neurosurgery. 2018;82(3):48‑55. (In Russ., In Engl.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/neiro201882348

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Ependymoma is a central nervous system tumor that grows from ependymal cells lining the cerebral ventricles, central canal of the spinal cord, and filum terminale. Regardless of the histological type of ependymomas, they rarely have exophytic growth. Because of an extremely low occurrence rate of this phenomenon, we present two clinical cases of patients with classical intramedullary ependymomas (Grade II) having an extramedullary component. Material and methods. The paper presents two clinical cases of patients with intramedullary-extramedullary ependymomas of the spinal cord. The surgical technique is described. After surgical treatment, the performance status of patients remained unchanged. Conclusion. Radical removal of complex ependymomas provides conditions for long-term disease-free survival and further neurological recovery.

Keywords:

intramedullary tumor

intramedullary-extramedullary tumor

ependymoma

Authors:

Evzikov G.Yu.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Clinic of Nervous Diseases, Rossolimo Str., 11, Moscow, Russia, 119021

Konovalov N.A.

OOO Klinika spinal'noĭ neĭrokhirurgii «Aksis»;
NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko RAMN, Moskva

ORCID: 0000-0003-0824-1848

Bashlachev M.G.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Clinic of Nervous Diseases, Rossolimo Str., 11, Moscow, Russia, 119021

Asiutin D.S.

FGBU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko" RAMN, Moskva

Onoprienko R.A.

FGBU "NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko" RAMN, Moskva;
Otdelenie neĭrokhirurgii Nizhegorodskogo nauchno-issledovatel'skogo instituta travmatologii i ortopedii

Korolishin V.A.

OOO Klinika spinal'noĭ neĭrokhirurgii «Aksis»;
NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko RAMN, Moskva

Timonin S.Iu.

Pervyĭ MGMU im. I.M. Sechenova, Moskva

Panina T.N.

NII neĭrokhirurgii im. akad. N.N. Burdenko RAMN, Moskva

Belozerskikh K.A.

Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Clinic of Nervous Diseases, Rossolimo Str., 11, Moscow, Russia, 119021

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