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KMID : 1100920200410010068
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2020 Volume.41 No. 1 p.68 ~ p.72
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Chronic Back Pain in a Young Female Patient: A Case of Ependymoma Originating from the Conus Medullaris
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Asahar Siti Fairus
Malek Khasnur Abd
Zohdi Wan Najwa Wan Mohd
Peter Alan Basil
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Abstract
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We present the case of a 14-year-old Malay girl with an ependymoma of the conus medullaris who presented to multiple general practitioner clinics with a 24-month history of chronic low back pain. The pain was symptomatically managed as a simple musculoskeletal pain and sciatica. Further imaging to aid diagnosis was delayed until the appearance of severe pain with neurological deficits. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an enhancing spinal mass at L1 through L3, and histopathological investigations confirmed the grade II ependymoma according to the World Health Organization classification. She underwent gross resection of the tumor. After the surgery, she developed neurogenic urinary bladder and bowel, which required intermittent self-catheterization, intermittent enema use, and intensive physical therapy.
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KEYWORD
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Ependymoma, Spinal Cord, Low Back Pain
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