PERIANAL EPENDYMOMA PRESENTING IN THE NEONATAL-PERIOD

Extraspinal ependymomas are a rare type of glioma that may arise in th e sacrococcygeal region, presenting as a pelvic mass in an infant or c hild. Ependymoma presenting in the newborn period has not been describ ed previously. Herein we describe a case of a newborn boy who presente d with a perianal ependymoma, which was subsequently found to have pre sacral extension. The major diagnostic challenge this case presented w as to rub out the alternative diagnoses of sacrococcygeal teratoma or a developmental malformation/heterotopia.