Chronic Pain Secondary to a Cervical Intramedullary Ependymoma: A Case Report.
back pain
chronic pain management
intramedullary ependymoma
neck pain
primary spinal cord tumors
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Dec 2021
Historique:
accepted:
08
12
2021
entrez:
12
1
2022
pubmed:
13
1
2022
medline:
13
1
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCT) are a rare subset of neoplasms classified based on anatomical location. The most common presenting symptom is pain; however, the high prevalence of back pain in the general public secondary to common causes including degenerative disc disease or osteoarthritis, makes diagnosing spinal cord tumors a challenge. We present a case of a 43-year-old male with a cervical intramedullary ependymoma to discuss the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of these spinal tumors.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35018269
doi: 10.7759/cureus.20277
pmc: PMC8741527
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e20277Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Atoot et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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