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Subcutaneous sacrococcygeal ependymoma with inguinal lymph node metastasis. Case report. 1988

G W Kramer, and E Rutten, and J Sloof

Department of Radiotherapy, St. Radboud Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

A patient with a subcutaneous sacrococcygeal ependymoma and metastasis to the inguinal lymph nodes is presented and his treatment is described. Previous reports on sacrococcygeal ependymoma are reviewed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008207	Lymphatic Metastasis	Transfer of a neoplasm from its primary site to lymph nodes or to distant parts of the body by way of the lymphatic system.	Lymph Node Metastasis,Lymph Node Metastases,Lymphatic Metastases,Metastasis, Lymph Node
D008297	Male		Males
D004806	Ependymoma	Glioma derived from EPENDYMOGLIAL CELLS that tend to present as malignant intracranial tumors in children and as benign intraspinal neoplasms in adults. It may arise from any level of the ventricular system or central canal of the spinal cord. Intracranial ependymomas most frequently originate in the FOURTH VENTRICLE and histologically are densely cellular tumors which may contain ependymal tubules and perivascular pseudorosettes. Spinal ependymomas are usually benign papillary or myxopapillary tumors. (From DeVita et al., Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p2018; Escourolle et al., Manual of Basic Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp28-9)	Ependymoma, Myxopapillary,Ependymoma, Papillary,Anaplastic Ependymoma,Cellular Ependymoma,Clear Cell Ependymoma,Papillary Ependymoma,Anaplastic Ependymomas,Ependymoma, Anaplastic,Ependymomas,Ependymomas, Anaplastic,Ependymomas, Myxopapillary,Ependymomas, Papillary,Myxopapillary Ependymoma,Myxopapillary Ependymomas,Papillary Ependymomas
D006119	Groin	The external junctural region between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh.	Groins
D006224	Cricetinae	A subfamily in the family MURIDAE, comprising the hamsters. Four of the more common genera are Cricetus, CRICETULUS; MESOCRICETUS; and PHODOPUS.	Cricetus,Hamsters,Hamster
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012445	Sacrococcygeal Region	The body region between (and flanking) the SACRUM and COCCYX.	Coccygeal Region,Sacral Region,Coccygeal Regions,Region, Coccygeal,Region, Sacral,Region, Sacrococcygeal,Regions, Coccygeal,Regions, Sacral,Regions, Sacrococcygeal,Sacral Regions,Sacrococcygeal Regions