Neurol Case Rep | Volume 4, Issue 2 | Case Report | Open Access

Intraventricular Pigmented Ependymoma with CSF Rhinorrhea: A Rare Case with Review of Literature

Medha Vyas1*, Arruparna Sengupta2, Shashi Dhawan2, Anshul Gupta1 and Satnam Singh Chhabra1

1Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, India 2Department of Pathology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, India

*Correspondance to: Medha Vyas 

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Abstract

Intraventricular tumors present a diagnostic as well as surgical challenge to all the Neurosurgeons. Pigmented tumors in the central nervous system are rare lesions and most commonly are meningeal melanocytic tumors or metastatic melanomas. Pigmented ependymomas are much rarer and only 8 cases have been reported in the literature yet. We here present a case of 37-year-old female who had an unusual presentation with CSF rhinorrhea; on further evaluation she was found to have an intraventricular tumor. Post-operatively she was found to have a rare variety of Intraventricular tumour- pigmented ependymoma.

Keywords:

CSF rhinorrhea; Ependymoma; Hydrocephalus; Intraventricular tumor; Pigmented ependymoma

Citation:

Vyas M, Sengupta A, Dhawan S, Gupta A, Chhabra SS. Intraventricular Pigmented Ependymoma with CSF Rhinorrhea: A Rare Case with Review of Literature. Neurol Case Rep. 2021;4(2):1027..

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