Myxopapillary ependymoma in childhood typically occurs in the central nervous system. There are few surgical cases of myxopapillary ependymoma of the cauda equina in children. We report a case of myxopapillary ependymoma of the cauda equina in a 5-year-old boy, who presented with leg pain and abnormal gait. Subtotal resection surgery was performed. Following the subtotal tumor resection, follow...

We present a case of a 59-year-old man with backache, weakness and numbness of both lower extremities, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a round isolated intradural extramedullary lesion between L3 and L4 of T1 isointensity, T2 mild hyperintensity, which was markedly enhanced with gadolinium while cauda equina nerve was slightly enhanced. L3 laminectomy was performed and the pathological ...

Background and Importance: Intradural lumbar disc herniation is a rare and uncommon presentation of lumbar disc herniation. It signifies a challenge for diagnostic and therapeutic scheme, and is associated with a greater incidence of cauda equina syndrome at presentation. Case Presentation: We describe two cases of intradural disc herniation who underwent surgery in Senegal review literat...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective, radiological study. PURPOSE To determine the relationship between clinical symptoms and the extent of tumor occupation of the spinal canal by cauda equina schwannoma. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Little is known about the relationship between the size of tumors of the cauda equina and the manifestation of clinical symptoms. We analyzed this relationship by estimating t...

This group of articles looks at the BASS guidelines for CES. TG and AC gave us the background on the long journey taken in publishing this, SA summarized the forum discussion on the BASS Web site, and NT gave us a medicolegal comment. The guidelines are concise, highlighting the need for prompt MRI scanning and as a consequence emergency surgery in appropriate cases. This has resource implicati...

INTRODUCTION Schwannoma is a relatively common benign spinal cord and/or cauda equina tumor; however, giant cauda equina schwannoma with extensive scalloping of the lumbar vertebral body is a rare pathology, and the treatment strategy, including the use of surgical procedures, is controversial. In this report, we present a rare case of a giant lumbar schwannoma of the cauda equina with extremel...

Intradural lumbar disc herniation is a rare complication of disease. The mechanism by which herniated tears the dura matter remains unknown. preoperative diagnosis an intradural still difficult. We report our experience dealing with case at level L3/4 in 34-year-old man. Based on current experience, we found that attachment ventral to posterior longitudinal ligament can be favorable factor indi...

The cauda equina is composed of the lumbosacral and the coccygeal nerve roots and the filum terminale. In the embryonic period, discrepancy in development between the termination of the spinal cord and the spinal column results in elongation of the nerve roots as well as the filum terminale in this region. Although the vascular anatomy of the caudal spinal structure shares many common features ...

AIM We present a case report of a female patient with metastasis of breast carcinoma to the medullary conus and cauda equina. METHODS A 48-year-old woman with a history of breast tumor, suddenly felt severe weakness and numbness of the lower extremities. MRI of the spine disclosed a mass lesion within the medullary conus, with leptomeningeal involvement of cauda equina at the spinal level L1....

BACKGROUND Capillary hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors that rarely occur in the neuraxis. When encountered in the spine, prompt diagnosis and complete resection is crucial. On rare instances, these lesions can acutely hemorrhage, leading to sudden neurological decline. To date, there are only 16 reported cases of intradural capillary hemangiomas in the cauda equina. CASE DESCRIPTION We r...