Fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of metastatic anaplastic sacrococcygeal ependymoma to the lungs
โ Scribed by Gaston A. Saint Martin; Gerard V. Aranha; Melanie J. Castelli; Paolo Gattuso
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 995 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
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โฆ Synopsis
Ectopic ependymomas are uncommon neoplasms, and most of them occur in [he sacrococcygeal area. They usually present as subcutaneous sacral masses. The most common histological subtype is the myxopapillary. We describe a case of anaplastic sncrococcygeal ependymoma metastatic to the lungs diagnosed by fineneedle aspiration biopsy.
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