Diseases

Subependymal Glioma

Rare, slow-growing, benign intraventricular tumors, often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. The tumors are classified histologically as ependymomas and demonstrate a proliferation of subependymal fibrillary astrocytes among the ependymal tumor cells. (From Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1997 Feb;99(1):17-22)

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Abstract

Rare, slow-growing, benign intraventricular tumors, often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. The tumors are classified histologically as ependymomas and demonstrate a proliferation of subependymal fibrillary astrocytes among the ependymal tumor cells. (From Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1997 Feb;99(1):17-22)

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19 entry terms
  • Glioma, Subependymal
  • Subependymal Astrocytoma
  • Subependymoma
  • Astrocytoma, Subependymal
  • Astrocytomas, Subependymal
  • Gliomas, Subependymal
  • Subependymal Astrocytomas
  • Subependymal Gliomas
  • Subependymomas
  • Subependymal Astrocytoma, Adult
  • Subependymal Gliosis
  • Adult Subependymal Astrocytoma
  • Adult Subependymal Astrocytomas
  • Astrocytoma, Adult Subependymal
  • Astrocytomas, Adult Subependymal
  • Glioses, Subependymal
  • Gliosis, Subependymal
  • Subependymal Astrocytomas, Adult
  • Subependymal Glioses

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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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coord IM with precoord brain/neopl term (IM) + site (IM); do not confuse with ASTROCYTOMA, SUBEPENDYMAL GIANT CELL see ASTROCYTOMA

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  2. C04w.557.470.670.380w.290w.390
  3. C04w.557.580.625w.600.380w.290w.390

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Subependymal Glioma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018315. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018315
  2. Subependymal Glioma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556497