Iranian Journal of Pathology

Giant Cell Ependymoma of The Filum Terminale: A Case Report

Document Type : Case Reports

Authors

Nona Zabolinej ad 1
Shirin Taraz Jamshidi 1
Alireza Rafati 2
Kamran Ghafarzadegan 1

1 Dept. of Pathology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Dept. of Neurosurgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract
 
Ependymomas accounts for about 2%–6% of CNS and 60%–70% of spinal cord tumors. Several histological patterns of these neoplasms are well known, but little attention has been devoted to a variant composed of giant cells. In spite of apparently “worrisome” histology, giant cell ependymoma seems to be a neoplasm with a relatively good prognosis. This report presents a case of giant cell ependymoma of the filum terminale in a 24-year-old woman and highlights the morphological diagnostic criteria for this rare tumor.
 

Keywords

Ependymoma
Filum Terminale

  • Receive Date 19 September 2014

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