Spinal melanotic ependymoma: A case report and review of literature

Stefan L Leber; Klaus A Leber; Johannes Haybaeck

doi:10.1016/j.prp.2019.03.009

Spinal melanotic ependymoma: A case report and review of literature

Pathol Res Pract. 2019 Jul;215(7):152380. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2019.03.009. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Authors

Stefan L Leber¹, Klaus A Leber², Johannes Haybaeck³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuropathology, Diagnostic & Research Center for Molecular BioMedicine, Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Austria; Department of Neuro-, Vascular-, and Interventional Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Austria; Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
³ Department of Neuropathology, Diagnostic & Research Center for Molecular BioMedicine, Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Austria; Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany; Department of Pathology, Neuropathology, and Molecular Pathology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria; Center for Biomarker Research in Medicine, Graz, Austria; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany. Electronic address: johannes.haybaeck@med.ovgu.de.

PMID: 30871914
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2019.03.009

Abstract

We describe an adult female patient diagnosed with spinal melanotic ependymoma. She underwent surgery with the aim of gross total resection, but only subtotal resection was possible. Therefore, the patient was re-evaluated 6 weeks following surgery. Radiotherapy was considered as further treatment. The diagnosis, clinical course, etiology and pathology are discussed on the basis of the current literature.

Keywords: Ependymoma; Melanotic ependymoma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Ependymoma / pathology*
Ependymoma / surgery
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Spinal Neoplasms / pathology*
Spinal Neoplasms / surgery
Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology*
Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery