TY - JOUR
T1 - Extradural sacrococcygeal subcutaneous ependymoma misdiagnosed as pilonidal disease
T2 - case report and review of the literature
AU - McEachron, Kendall R
AU - Gaertner, Wolfgang B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Ependymoma is a type of glial tumor that arises from the ependymal lining of the ventricular system of the central nervous system. These tumors may present as a rare extraspinal variety at the sacrococcygeal region, and may be misdiagnosed as pilonidal disease in the post-sacral area or present with mass-effect symptoms on the bowel or bladder in the pre-sacral region. This is a case of soft tissue swelling at the post-sacral area that, after clinical examination, was diagnosed as pilonidal disease. Surgical excision and pathologic examination revealed a subcutaneous sacrococcygeal ependymoma.
AB - Ependymoma is a type of glial tumor that arises from the ependymal lining of the ventricular system of the central nervous system. These tumors may present as a rare extraspinal variety at the sacrococcygeal region, and may be misdiagnosed as pilonidal disease in the post-sacral area or present with mass-effect symptoms on the bowel or bladder in the pre-sacral region. This is a case of soft tissue swelling at the post-sacral area that, after clinical examination, was diagnosed as pilonidal disease. Surgical excision and pathologic examination revealed a subcutaneous sacrococcygeal ependymoma.
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U2 - 10.1093/jscr/rjw121
DO - 10.1093/jscr/rjw121
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85043393966
SN - 2042-8812
VL - 2016
JO - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
JF - Journal of Surgical Case Reports
IS - 7
M1 - rjw121
ER -