Diseases

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)

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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)

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  • Ependymomas
  • Anaplastic Ependymoma
  • Cellular Ependymoma
  • Clear Cell Ependymoma
  • Ependymoma, Myxopapillary
  • Ependymoma, Papillary
  • Papillary Ependymoma
  • Anaplastic Ependymomas
  • Ependymoma, Anaplastic
  • Ependymomas, Anaplastic
  • Ependymomas, Myxopapillary
  • Ependymomas, Papillary
  • Myxopapillary Ependymoma
  • Myxopapillary Ependymomas
  • Papillary Ependymomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate IM with precoordinated central nervous system/neoplasm term (IM) + site (IM); MIXED OLIGODENDROGLIOMA-EPENDYMOMA see OLIGODENDROGLIOMA is also available

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1963; for EPENDYMOMA, MYXOPAPILLARY use GLIOMA 1994-1999

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  3. C04w.557.580.625w.600.380w.290w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ependymoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004806. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004806
  2. Ependymoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ependymoma
  3. Ependymoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346753