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Intramedullary Amputation Neuromas Associated with Spinal Ependymomas.
The American journal of surgical pathology
  • Michael W Johnson, MD., PhD, Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Peter C Burger
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2009
Abstract

We report 5 spinal intramedullary masses containing combined ependymoma and traumatic neuroma. The ependymomas, grade II "cellular" types, were intermixed with or separate from wavy, vaguely fascicular tissue that contained multiple axons immunoreactive for neurofilament protein. The neuromas presumably arose from small perivascular nerve twigs that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of intramedullary neuromas in non-neoplastic spinal diseases. Pathologists should be aware of this distinctive intramedullary tissue that is not to be confused with a neoplasm.

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PubMedID
19065100
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Peer-Reviewed
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Article
Citation Information

Johnson, M. W., & Burger, P. C. (2009). Intramedullary amputation neuromas associated with spinal ependymomas. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology, 33(4), 639-643. doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e31818fe3c9