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Coexisting intramedullary schwannoma with an ependymal cyst of the conus medullaris: A case report

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    • Tao Yang
    • Liang Wu
    • Chenlong Yang
    • Xiaofeng Deng
    • Yulun Xu
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    Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery, China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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Synchronous spinal intramedullary ependymal cysts and intramedullary schwannomas are rare. To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first report of a case of intramedullary schwannoma coexisting with an ependymal cyst. A 35‑year‑old male presented with lower back pain and weakness in the left leg. Magnetic resonance imaging identified an intramedullary cystic‑solid lesion at the thoracolumbar junction of T11‑L2; based on the clinical presentation and radiological features, a pre‑operative diagnosis of ependymoma was formed. Subsequently, the patient underwent a T11‑12 laminectomy via a posterior approach, with intraoperative monitoring of somatosensory and motor‑evoked potentials, achieving a gross total resection of the tumor with a well‑demarcated dissection plane. Post‑operative histopathological examination demonstrated a schwannoma coexisting with the ependymal cyst, and the neurological status of the patient markedly improved compared with the pre‑operatively observed neurological deficit.
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Yang T, Wu L, Yang C, Deng X and Xu Y: Coexisting intramedullary schwannoma with an ependymal cyst of the conus medullaris: A case report. Oncol Lett 9: 903-906, 2015.
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Yang, T., Wu, L., Yang, C., Deng, X., & Xu, Y. (2015). Coexisting intramedullary schwannoma with an ependymal cyst of the conus medullaris: A case report. Oncology Letters, 9, 903-906. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2786
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Yang, T., Wu, L., Yang, C., Deng, X., Xu, Y."Coexisting intramedullary schwannoma with an ependymal cyst of the conus medullaris: A case report". Oncology Letters 9.2 (2015): 903-906.
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Yang, T., Wu, L., Yang, C., Deng, X., Xu, Y."Coexisting intramedullary schwannoma with an ependymal cyst of the conus medullaris: A case report". Oncology Letters 9, no. 2 (2015): 903-906. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2786
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Yang T, Wu L, Yang C, Deng X and Xu Y: Coexisting intramedullary schwannoma with an ependymal cyst of the conus medullaris: A case report. Oncol Lett 9: 903-906, 2015.
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Yang, T., Wu, L., Yang, C., Deng, X., & Xu, Y. (2015). Coexisting intramedullary schwannoma with an ependymal cyst of the conus medullaris: A case report. Oncology Letters, 9, 903-906. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2786
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Yang, T., Wu, L., Yang, C., Deng, X., Xu, Y."Coexisting intramedullary schwannoma with an ependymal cyst of the conus medullaris: A case report". Oncology Letters 9.2 (2015): 903-906.
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Yang, T., Wu, L., Yang, C., Deng, X., Xu, Y."Coexisting intramedullary schwannoma with an ependymal cyst of the conus medullaris: A case report". Oncology Letters 9, no. 2 (2015): 903-906. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2014.2786
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