CERVICAL SPINAL CORD EPENDYMOMA C0 - D1: A CLINICAL CASE REPORT

Thanh Bac Nguyen1, Mạnh Trường Nguyễn1, XUAN PHUONG NGUYEN2,
1 Bệnh viện Quân y 103, Học viện Quân y
2 Department of neurosurgery, 103 Military Hospital

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Abstract

Spinal ependymomas are rare lesions among central nervous system tumors and can occur at any age. These tumors progress slowly with diverse clinical manifestations depending on their size and location. We report a case of a 47-year-old male patient who presented with prominent neurological deficits combined with dysautonomia. The patient was diagnosed with a cervical spinal ependymoma extending from C0 to D1. After total tumor resection, the patient achieved a relatively good neurological recovery and complet