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Rare Disease

myxopapillary ependymoma

MONDO:0016699

Also known as:ependymoma, benignmyxopapillary ependymoma (morphologic abnormality)

Overview

Myxopapillary ependymoma (MEPN) describes a slow growing ependymoma located almost exclusively in the conus medullaris-cauda equina-filum terminale region of the spinal cord, presenting in all age groups, and manifesting with variable symptoms such as neck pain, vomiting and unsteady gait and metastasis. It has a more aggressive disease course and is seen in the pediatric population.

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for myxopapillary ependymoma has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for myxopapillary ependymoma.

138 publications have been identified in PubMed for myxopapillary ependymoma. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (30%), Review / Meta-Analysis (27%), and Basic Science / Preclinical (22%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	35	30%

Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:251643

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:10633

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