Cervical Spinal Ependymoma With Hemorrhage in a Renal Transplant Patient
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2022Yazar
Sahinturk, Fikret
Dere, Umit Akin
Kirnap, Mahir
Sonmez, Erkin
Altinors, Nur
Ozen, Ozlem
Haberal, Mehmet
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Ependymomas are the most common intramedullary spinal tumors in adults and constitute around 20% of all spinal tumors in adults. There are 3 subgroups of ependymomas according to World Health Organization classification: subependymoma or myxopapillary (grade 1), ependymoma (grade 2), and anaplastic (grade 3). Therapy for patients is aimed at safe and total surgical removal and, in selected cases, postoperative radiotherapy. Bleeding from a spinal ependymoma, with subsequent urgent surgery, is extremely rare. Here, we present a case of a renal transplant patient who had a cervical ependymoma. Although a considerable volume of peritumoral blood was observed during surgery, the patient had no neurologic deficits and no signs of deterioration.