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Ependymomas are the most common intramedullary spinal cord tumors in adults. They occur throughout life but are most frequently seen in the middle adult years. Men and women are affected equally. Magnetic resonance imaging with enhancement nicely demonstrates the size and location of an intramedullary tumor. In this particular case, an intramedullary ependymoma of the cervical cord is described.
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Salcman, M., Heros, R.C., Laws, E.R., Sonntag, V.K.H. (2004). Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor: Ependymoma. In: Kempe’s Operative Neurosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9007-5_13
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