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Imaging features of clear-cell ependymoma of the spinal cord

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A 10-year-old girl presented with increasing lower back pain without gait or sphincter disturbances. MRI demonstrated a large, intramedullary tumor at the level of the conus. The imaging findings were unlike those of a classic ependymoma or astrocytoma. Histopathologic examination demonstrated clear-cell ependymoma, which is a distinct entity. We found three cases of clear-cell ependymoma of the spinal cord reported in the literature. Clear-cell ependymoma of the spinal cord can be resected completely and needs to be recognized for its imaging features, benign course and favorable prognosis.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge Suzanne Meadows Murphy, B.B.A., for her assistance in manuscript preparation.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    J. Rajiv Bapuraj & Hemant A. Parmar

  2. Department of Neuropathology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Mila Blaivas

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Karin M. Muraszko

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Bapuraj, J.R., Parmar, H.A., Blaivas, M. et al. Imaging features of clear-cell ependymoma of the spinal cord. Pediatr Radiol 37, 384–387 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-007-0413-5

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