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KMID : 1035520160040010030
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Brain Tumor Research and Treatment : BTRT
2016 Volume.4 No. 1 p.30 ~ p.34
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Acute Paraplegia as a Result of Hemorrhagic Spinal Ependymoma Masked by Spinal Anesthesia: Case Report and Review of Literature
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Lee Sang-Hyo
Park Jae-Hyun
Jeun Sin-Soo
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Abstract
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Ependymomas are the most common intramedullary spinal cord tumors in adults. Although a hemorrhage within spinal ependymoma on imaging studies is not uncommon, it has rarely been reported to bea cause of acute neurological deficit. In the present report, we describe a case of a 24-year-old female patient who developed acute paraplegia as a result of hemorrhagic spinal ependymoma immediately after a cesarean delivery under spinal regional anesthesia. We review the literature of hemorrhagic spinal ependymomas presenting with acute neurological deficit and discuss the most appropriate treatment for a good neurological recovery.
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KEYWORD
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Ependymoma, Spinal cord neoplasms, Paraplegia, Hemorrhage, Delivery
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