Cent Eur Neurosurg 2013; 74(02): 113-115
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1313594
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Concomitant Intramedullary Pilocytic Astrocytoma and Conus Medullaris Myxopapillary Ependymoma: A Case Report[*]

Authors

  • M. Oukabli

    1   Department of Histopathology, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
  • B. Elmostarchid

    2   Department of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
  • A. Akhaddar

    3   Department of Radiology, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
  • E. Ennouali

    3   Department of Radiology, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
  • Y. Zoubir

    1   Department of Histopathology, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
  • A. Belhachmi

    2   Department of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
  • M. Boucetta

    2   Department of Neurosurgery, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
  • A. Abderrahmane

    1   Department of Histopathology, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
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Publikationsverlauf

Publikationsdatum:
01. August 2012 (online)

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Conclusion

The lesson that we learned from this case report and review of the literature is that surgeons should be aware that 2 different concomitant tumors can be found in the same patient and a complete resection should be performed to give the patient a possible cure and better prognosis.

* This article was originally published online in Central European Neurosurgery on June 17, 2011 (DOI:10.1055/s-0030-1270439)