Author(s): Pierluigi Granaroli1, Giuseppina Bevacqua1*, Elisa Coassin2, Maurizio Mascarin2, Valentina Grespi3 and Carlo Conti1
1Unit of Neurosurgery, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria, 05100 Terni, Italy.
2AYA Oncology and Pediatric Radiotherapy Unit, CRO Aviano, National Cancer Institute, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
3Stem Cell Laboratory, Cell Factory and Biobank, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Maria, 05100 Terni, Italy
Citation: Granaroli P, Bevacqua G, Coassin E, Mascarin M, Grespi V, et al. (2024) Management of Posterior Fossa Ependymoma with Spinal Metastasis in an Adult Patient: Surgical Treatment Involving Extensive Thoracic Laminectomy and Postoperative Radiotherapy. Anna Clin Rev Cas Rep: ACRCR-128.
Abstract
Ependymomas are primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors that arise from the ependymal cells lining the ventricular system and the central canal of the spinal cord. This report explores an extremely rare manifestation of a primary posterior fossa ependymoma with spinal metastasis in a 31-year-old female, a phenomenon not previously documented in contemporary literature post the 2021 update of CNS tumor classification. This complicated case highlights the challenges and complexities associates with the diagnosis and management of rare CNS tumors, and adds significantly to the existing knowledge on the management of ependymomas
Keywords: Ependymoma, radiotherapy, spinal metastasis, AYAs brain, spine tumors
ISSN: 2837-3642