Sacrococcygeal ependymoma: Case report and review of the literature

Authors
Johnson, JM Jessurun, J Leonard, A
Citation
Jm. Johnson et al., Sacrococcygeal ependymoma: Case report and review of the literature, J PED SURG, 34(9), 1999, pp. 1405-1407
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00223468 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1405 - 1407
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(199909)34:9<1405:SECRAR>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Ependymomas are uncommon glial cell tumors found within the brain, spinal c ord, cauda equina, or filum terminate. Ependymomas originating in the paras acral soft tissues are exceedingly rare. The authors report the case of a 7 -year-old boy with a primary ependymoma of the sacrococcygeal area and revi ew the world literature of this tumor at this location. J Pediatr Surg 34:1 405-1407. Copyright (C) 1999 by W.B. Saunders Company.