Image IQ: 40-Year Old Man Presents With Low Back Pain

Poll

Can you diagnose this patient with low back pain, right lower extremity paraesthesias, and incontinence?

Case History: 40-year-old man with low back pain, right lower extremity paraesthesias, and incontinence. He presents 10 days later with worsening pain.

What is your diagnosis?

Drop metastasis
Schwannoma
Myxopapillary ependymoma
Meningioma
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