AI Article Synopsis
- A 35-year-old man experienced a significant health crisis due to a malignant ependymoma that led to widespread metastases and severe spinal cord compression.
- The initial symptom was a massive subarachnoid bleed, which is an uncommon result of metastatic spinal cancer.
- The case also addresses classification challenges related to malignant ependymomas.
Article Abstract
A case of a widely metastasing malignant ependymoma in a 35-year-old man is reported. The first and most impressive clinical feature was a massive subarachnoid bleed with rapidly developing spinal cord compression due to widespread metastases over the cord and the cauda equina. The cerebral ependymoma was finally shown on a CT scan. Subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by malignant spinal deposits seems to be exceedingly rare. Finally, some problems of classification concerning the malignant forms of ependymoma are discussed.
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