Cervicomedullary Junction Ependymoma Associated with Neurofibromatosis Type II: Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract Neurofibromatosis type II (NF2) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited disease caused by a mutation in chromosome 22q12 and associated with multiple central nervous system tumors. In this paper, we describe a rare case of cervicomedullary junction ependymoma associated with NF2 in a 25-year...

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Main Authors: Otavio Turolo da Silva, Carlos Eduardo Vasconcelos Miranda, Andrei Fernandes Joaquim, Luciano de Souza Queiroz, Enrico Ghizoni, Helder Tedeschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-03-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1597574