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)
Infratentorial Neoplasms
Intracranial tumors originating in the region of the brain inferior to the tentorium cerebelli, which contains the cerebellum, fourth ventricle, cerebellopontine angle, brain stem, and related structures. Primary tumors of this region are more frequent in children, and may present with ATAXIA; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; vomiting; HEADACHE; HYDROCEPHALUS; or other signs of neurologic dysfunction. Relatively frequent histologic subtypes include TERATOMA; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; GLIOBLASTOMA; ASTROCYTOMA; EPENDYMOMA; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; and choroid plexus papilloma (PAPILLOMA, CHOROID PLEXUS).
Spinal Cord Neoplasms
Benign and malignant neoplasms which occur within the substance of the spinal cord (intramedullary neoplasms) or in the space between the dura and spinal cord (intradural extramedullary neoplasms). The majority of intramedullary spinal tumors are primary CNS neoplasms including ASTROCYTOMA; EPENDYMOMA; and LIPOMA. Intramedullary neoplasms are often associated with SYRINGOMYELIA. The most frequent histologic types of intradural-extramedullary tumors are MENINGIOMA and NEUROFIBROMA.
Supratentorial Neoplasms
Primary and metastatic (secondary) tumors of the brain located above the tentorium cerebelli, a fold of dura mater separating the CEREBELLUM and BRAIN STEM from the cerebral hemispheres and DIENCEPHALON (i.e., THALAMUS and HYPOTHALAMUS and related structures). In adults, primary neoplasms tend to arise in the supratentorial compartment, whereas in children they occur more frequently in the infratentorial space. Clinical manifestations vary with the location of the lesion, but SEIZURES; APHASIA; HEMIANOPSIA; hemiparesis; and sensory deficits are relatively common features. Metastatic supratentorial neoplasms are frequently multiple at the time of presentation.
Brain Neoplasms
Neoplasms of the intracranial components of the central nervous system, including the cerebral hemispheres, basal ganglia, hypothalamus, thalamus, brain stem, and cerebellum. Brain neoplasms are subdivided into primary (originating from brain tissue) and secondary (i.e., metastatic) forms. Primary neoplasms are subdivided into benign and malignant forms. In general, brain tumors may also be classified by age of onset, histologic type, or presenting location in the brain.
Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms
Neoplasms located in the brain ventricles, including the two lateral, the third, and the fourth ventricle. Ventricular tumors may be primary (e.g., CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS and GLIOMA, SUBEPENDYMAL), metastasize from distant organs, or occur as extensions of locally invasive tumors from adjacent brain structures.
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Medulloblastoma
A malignant neoplasm that may be classified either as a glioma or as a primitive neuroectodermal tumor of childhood (see NEUROECTODERMAL TUMOR, PRIMITIVE). The tumor occurs most frequently in the first decade of life with the most typical location being the cerebellar vermis. Histologic features include a high degree of cellularity, frequent mitotic figures, and a tendency for the cells to organize into sheets or form rosettes. Medulloblastoma have a high propensity to spread throughout the craniospinal intradural axis. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp2060-1)
Fourth Ventricle
An irregularly shaped cavity in the RHOMBENCEPHALON, located between the MEDULLA OBLONGATA; the PONS; and the isthmus in front, and the CEREBELLUM behind. It is continuous with the central canal of the cord below and with the CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT above, and through its lateral and median apertures it communicates with the SUBARACHNOID SPACE.
Glioma, Subependymal
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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Glioma
Benign and malignant central nervous system neoplasms derived from glial cells (i.e., astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and ependymocytes). Astrocytes may give rise to astrocytomas (ASTROCYTOMA) or glioblastoma multiforme (see GLIOBLASTOMA). Oligodendrocytes give rise to oligodendrogliomas (OLIGODENDROGLIOMA) and ependymocytes may undergo transformation to become EPENDYMOMA; CHOROID PLEXUS NEOPLASMS; or colloid cysts of the third ventricle. (From Escourolle et al., Manual of Basic Neuropathology, 2nd ed, p21)
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Spinal Cord Compression
Acute and chronic conditions characterized by external mechanical compression of the SPINAL CORD due to extramedullary neoplasm; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; SPINAL FRACTURES; bony deformities of the vertebral bodies; and other conditions. Clinical manifestations vary with the anatomic site of the lesion and may include localized pain, weakness, sensory loss, incontinence, and impotence.
Retrospective Studies
Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.
Extraneural metastasizing ependymoma of the spinal cord. (1/337)
This paper reports a case of the rare entity of an extraneural metastasizing ependymoma of the spinal cord. The tumor which arose in the conus medullaris and in the cauda equina was first diagnosed in 1956 when a thoracolumbar myeloresection was performed. At autopsy, 40 years after the primary diagnosis, a massive local tumor recurrence with extraneural metastases in the lungs, the pleura, the liver, and the thoracal and abdominal lymph nodes were found. Immunohistochemical stains of the extraneural metastases showed a strong cytoplasmatic expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Neither the primary tumor nor its metastases showed any of the conventional morphological criteria of malignancy. Reviewing the literature we discuss the possible mechanism of extraneural tumor spread and the incidence of metastases with regard to the tumor type. (+info)Familial gliomas : a case report. (2/337)
Two non-twin brothers were found to have intracranial malignant neoplasms. The age of presentation was third and fourth decade but the onset was simultaneous, at the same time. Diagnosis in each of them was made by computed tomography and confirmed by histopathology. Elder among them had cellular ependymoma and the younger had oligodendroglioma. Both the brothers received radiotherapy post operatively and were surviving asymptomatically without any neurological deficit, leading active life as police constable, 12 months after surgical treatment. (+info)Molecular genetic analysis of ependymal tumors. NF2 mutations and chromosome 22q loss occur preferentially in intramedullary spinal ependymomas. (3/337)
Ependymal tumors are heterogeneous with regard to morphology, localization, age at first clinical manifestation, and prognosis. Several molecular alterations have been reported in these tumors, including allelic losses on chromosomes 10, 17, and 22 and mutations in the NF2 gene. However, in contrast to astrocytic gliomas, no consistent molecular alterations have been associated with distinct types of ependymal tumors. To evaluate whether morphological subsets of ependymomas are characterized by specific genetic lesions, we analyzed a series of 62 ependymal tumors, including myxopapillary ependymomas, subependymomas, ependymomas, and anaplastic ependymomas, for allelic losses on chromosome arms 10q and 22q and mutations in the PTEN and NF2 genes. Allelic losses on 10q and 22q were detected in 5 of 56 and 12 of 54 tumors, respectively. Six ependymomas carried somatic NF2 mutations, whereas no mutations were detected in the PTEN gene. All six of the NF2 mutations occurred in ependymomas of WHO grade II and were exclusively observed in tumors with a spinal localization (P = 0.0063). These findings suggest that a considerable fraction of spinal ependymomas are associated with molecular events involving chromosome 22 and that mutations in the NF2 gene may be of primary importance for their genesis. Furthermore, our data suggest that the more favorable clinical course of spinal ependymomas may relate to a distinct pattern of genetic alterations different from that of intracerebral ependymomas. (+info)Association of lower cranial nerve schwannoma with spinal ependymoma in ? NF2. (4/337)
A 15 year old male, who had earlier been operated for intraspinal intramedullary ependymoma, subsequently developed a right cerebello pontine (CP) angle mass. A diagnosis of right CP angle ependymoma was considered, in view of established histology of previously operated spinal lesion. Histopathological examination of the well defined extra-axial mass, which was attached with ninth cranial nerve, however revealed a schwannoma. A diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis-2 (NF2) is strongly suspected, because of well established fact, that the spinal ependymomas may have association with lower cranial nerve schwannomas in NF2. Cranial and spinal MRI screening for early diagnosis of associated, asymptomatic lesions, in suspected cases of NF2, particularly in children, is recommended. (+info)Tumour type and size are high risk factors for the syndrome of "cerebellar" mutism and subsequent dysarthria. (5/337)
OBJECTIVE: "Cerebellar mutis" and subsequent dysarthria (MSD) is a documented complication of posterior fossa surgery in children. In this prospective study the following risk factors for MSD were assessed: type, size and site of the tumour; hydrocephalus at presentation and after surgery, cerebellar incision site, postoperative infection, and cerebellar swelling. METHODS: In a consecutive series of 42 children with a cerebellar tumour, speech and neuroradiological studies (CT and MRI) were systematically analysed preoperatively and postoperatively. Speech was assessed using the Mayo Clinic lists and the severity of dysarthria using the Michigan rating scale. RESULTS: Twelve children (29%) developed MSD postoperatively. The type of tumour, midline localisation, and vermal incision were significant single independent risk factors. In addition, an interdependency of possible risk factors (tumour>5 cm, medulloblastoma) was found. CONCLUSION: MSD often occurs after paediatric cerebellar tumour removal and is most likely after removal of a medulloblastoma with a maximum lesion diameter>5 cm. (+info)Evidence for an ependymoma tumour suppressor gene in chromosome region 22pter-22q11.2. (6/337)
Ependymomas are glial tumours of the brain and spinal cord. The most frequent genetic change in sporadic ependymoma is monosomy 22, suggesting the presence of an ependymoma tumour suppressor gene on that chromosome. Clustering of ependymomas has been reported to occur in some families. From an earlier study in a family in which four cousins developed an ependymoma, we concluded that an ependymoma-susceptibility gene, which is not the NF2 gene in 22q12, might be located on chromosome 22. To localize that gene, we performed a segregation analysis with chromosome 22 markers in this family. This analysis revealed that the susceptibility gene may be located proximal to marker D22S941 in 22pter-22q11.2. Comparative genomic hybridization showed that monosomy 22 was the sole detectable genetic aberration in the tumour of one of the patients. Loss of heterozygosity studies in that tumour revealed that, in accordance to Knudson's two-hit theory of tumorigenesis, the lost chromosome 22 originated from the parent presumed to have contributed the wild-type allele of the susceptibility gene. Thus, our segregation and tumour studies collectively indicate that an ependymoma tumour suppressor gene may be present in region 22pter-22q11.2. (+info)Expression of bisecting GlcNAc in pediatric brain tumors and its association with tumor cell response to vinblastine. (7/337)
Increased expression of the bisecting GlcNAc has been correlated with tumor progression in several experimental tumor models. Its expression and function in brain tumors are, however, not yet known. In this study, we investigated expression of the bisecting GlcNAc structure in a series of pediatric brain tumors and its relationship to tumor response to vinblastine. A plant lectin (E-PHA) that recognizes the bisecting GlcNAc structure was used for detection of this molecule in a total of 90 pediatric brain tumors and normal brain tissue specimens. Our results showed that, whereas E-PHA staining was undetectable in the normal brain tissue, pediatric brain tumor specimens exhibited different levels of reactivity. Lectin staining was particularly prominent in high-grade astrocytomas (73%) and ependymomas (72%). In astrocytomas, there was a positive correlation with the tumor grade, which suggests that the bisecting GlcNAc may be of particular interest as a tumor marker for diagnosis and/or prognosis. By using a human glioma cell culture model, we have found that treatment of these cells with E-PHA lectin enhances their sensitivity to vinblastine. E-PHA interacted directly with the drug transporter P-glycoprotein and inhibited its drug efflux function. In a drug-resistant glioma cell line transfected with the mdr1 gene, drug resistance was reversed by E-PHA. Our findings indicate that: (a) expression of the bisecting GlcNAc in pediatric brain tumors may have a potential relevance as a tumor marker; and (b) glioma response to chemotherapy may be modulated through the bisecting GlcNAc. (+info)Neuropsychological consequences of cerebellar tumour resection in children: cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome in a paediatric population. (8/337)
Acquired cerebellar lesions in adults have been shown to produce impairments in higher function as exemplified by the cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome. It is not yet known whether similar findings occur in children with acquired cerebellar lesions, and whether developmental factors influence their presentation. In studies to date, survivors of childhood cerebellar tumours who demonstrate long-term deficits in cognitive functions have undergone surgery as well as cranial irradiation or methotrexate treatment. Investigation of the effects of the cerebellar lesion independent of the known deleterious effects of these agents is important for understanding the role of the cerebellum in cognitive and affective development and for informing treatment and rehabilitation strategies. If the cerebellar contribution to cognition and affect is significant, then damage in childhood may influence a wide range of psychological processes, both as an immediate consequence and as these processes fail to develop normally later on. In this study we evaluated neuropsychological data in 19 children who underwent resection of cerebellar tumours but who received neither cranial irradiation nor methotrexate chemotherapy. Impairments were noted in executive function, including planning and sequencing, and in visual-spatial function, expressive language, verbal memory and modulation of affect. These deficits were common and in some cases could be dissociated from motor deficits. Lesions of the vermis in particular were associated with dysregulation of affect. Behavioural deficits were more apparent in older than younger children. These results reveal that clinically relevant neuropsychological changes may occur following cerebellar tumour resection in children. Age at the time of surgery and the site of the cerebellar lesion influence the neurobehavioural outcome. The results of the present study indicate that the cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome is evident in children as well as in adults, and they provide further clinical evidence that the cerebellum is an essential node in the distributed neural circuitry subserving higher-order behaviours. (+info)
Clear Cell Ependymoma of Spinal Cord: A Case Report
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A retrospective analysis of recurrent intracranial ependymoma - Antony - 2014 - Pediatric Blood & Cancer - Wiley Online Library
Carboplatin and Bevacizumab for Recurrent Ependymoma - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
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2018 Session | Pediatric Ependymoma: The Science Driving Patient Care · ASPHO
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Genome-Wide Transcriptional Profiling of Ependymoma: Insight to Prognostic Indicators | Abstract
YAP1/TAZ drives ependymoma-like tumour formation in mice by Noreen Eder, Federico Roncaroli et al.
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Ependymoma | University Hospitals
Ependymoma | University Hospitals
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Classification, Grading and Staging of Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
Alcohol and cancer
EpendymomaEdit. Main article: Ependymoma. A review of the basic literature[135] found that consumption of beer was associated ...
Syringomyelia
Ependymoma tumors. *Otto Kahler was a neurologist from the last 1800s who published the first complete description of ...
Sacrococcygeal teratoma
These include extraspinal ependymoma, ependymoblastoma, neuroblastoma and rhabdomyosarcoma. Smaller SCTs with an external ...
Conrad Bolston
In September 2008, Bolston was diagnosed with spinal ependymoma. During rehabilitation, he retired from professional football ...
Mir-367 microRNA precursor family
"Identification of microRNAs as potential prognostic markers in ependymoma". PLOS ONE. 6 (10): e25114. Bibcode:2011PLoSO... ...
Structural Genomics Consortium
June 2020). "Metabolic Regulation of the Epigenome Drives Lethal Infantile Ependymoma". Cell. 181 (6): 1329-1345.e24. doi: ...
Deaths in November 2019
Alberto Rivolta, 51, Italian footballer (Inter Milan, Livorno, Seregno), ependymoma. Shoji Sadao, 92, Japanese-American ...
Presacral space
Others are retrorectal hamartoma (tailgut cyst), schwannoma, ganglioneuroma, and ependymoma. Also sometimes found here is an ...
Chromothripsis
... has been linked to the generation of oncogenic fusions in supratentorial ependymoma, chondromyxoid fibroma, and ... "C11orf95-RELA fusions drive oncogenic NF-κB signalling in ependymoma". Nature. 506 (7489): 451-5. doi:10.1038/nature13109. PMC ...
RELA
"RELA fusion-positive anaplastic ependymoma: molecular characterization and advanced MR imaging". Brain Tumor Pathology. 35 (1 ...
John Vitale
Vitale was diagnosed with ependymoma, cancer of the spinal cord, in 1994 at age 29. He married Lynn Abdelnour in 1998. In 1999 ...
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"Virtual 3-dimensional preoperative planning with the dextroscope for excision of a 4th ventricular ependymoma". Minimally ...
Ependyma
Ependymoma is a tumor of the ependymal cells most commonly found in the fourth ventricle. Ependymin, glycoprotein isolated from ...
Dextroscope
"Virtual 3-Dimensional preoperative planning with the dextroscope for excision of a 4th ventricular ependymoma". Minim Invasive ...
Vertebral column
Internal spinal mass such as spinal astrocytoma, ependymoma, schwannoma, neurofibroma, and achondroplasia causes vertebrae ...
Central neurocytoma
Most cases described were of non-neuronal origin such as oligodendroglioma, ependymoma, meningioma, choroid plexus papilloma ... Neurocytomas were probably historically misdiagnosed as intraventricular oligondedronglioma or clear cell ependymoma prior to ...
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Medulloblastoma Ependymoma Ewing family of tumors "primitive neuroectodermal tumor" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary Smoll, N. R ...
Alberto Rivolta
In 1994, he was diagnosed with ependymoma, an illness that would eventually cause his death in 2019. He also played for Parma, ...
Astroblastoma
Certain neuroradiologic features finally distinguish astroblastoma from the common ependymoma, another frequent tumor occurring ... such as an ependymoma. Specific neuronal markers further distinguish astroblastoma. Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) positive, NSE ...
Children's Oncology Group
COG conducts research in children with medulloblastoma, ependymoma, brainstem gliomas, low and high-grade gliomas, and germ ...
Mischer Neuroscience Institute
Site of the first single-center clinical trial for recurrent medulloblastoma, ependymoma and atypical teratoid-rhabdoid tumors ... trial of infusion of 5-AZA into the fourth ventricle or resection cavity in children with recurrent posterior fossa ependymoma ...
Teratoma
Extraspinal ependymoma, usually considered to be a glioma (a type of nongerm cell tumor), may be an unusual form of mature ...
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Ganglioglioma
Astrocytoma and ependymoma are more familiar intramedullary tumors which share many similar features to ganglioglioma, ... and hemosiderin staining are often seen with ependymoma. Hemangioblastoma and paraganglioma are less usual intramedullary ...
Posterior cord syndrome
... ependymoma, meningioma, neurofibroma, sarcoma, and schwannoma.[citation needed] Cobalamin, commonly known as vitamin B12, plays ...
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Symptom Profiles in Adult patients with Ependymoma: Report from the Ependymoma Outcomes Project. Acquaye, A; Vera-Bolamos, E; ... Prognostic gene expression signature in infratentorial ependymoma. Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network. "Acta ... July 2011 Clinical course of adult patients with ependymoma: results of the Adult Ependymoma Outcomes Project. Armstrong, TS; ... The Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network (CERN) Foundation is a nonprofit organization composed of scientists and adult ...
Failed back syndrome
... ependymoma, and choroid plexus carcinoma. Strictly speaking, the most common cause of arachnoiditis in failed back syndrome is ...
Nicholas Theodore
Theodore performed a risky but successful surgery on him to remove an ependymoma in Fox's spinal cord. Dr. Theodore's main ...
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... papillary ependymoma, papillary meningioma, choroid plexus papilloma, and metastatic papillary carcinoma. Papillary tumors ...
Ependymoma News, Research
Ependymoma is a rare form of brain cancer that implicates children and is often tricky to diagnose. ... Two pediatric brain cancers that are challenging to treat if they recur, medulloblastoma and ependymoma, are the target of a ... Repurposing a heart drug could increase survival rate of children with ependymoma Researchers at the University of Nottingham ... Pediatric Cancer Genome Project identifies genetic alteration in brain tumor ependymoma The St. Jude Childrens Research ...
Ependymoma - Canadian Cancer Society
Ependymoma. Ependymomas start in the lining of the ventricles of the brain. They usually occur in the back of the brain in the ... Radiation therapy is usually given after surgery to treat as many remaining ependymoma cells as possible and prevent the cancer ... Cancer information / Cancer types / Brain and spinal cord - childhood / Childhood brain and spinal tumours / Ependymoma ...
Ependymoma - Canadian Cancer Society
Ependymoma. Ependymomas are a type of glioma that starts in cells of the ependyma. The ependyma lines the fluid-filled spaces ... The following are treatments for all grades of ependymoma:. Surgery may be done to remove all of the tumour or as much of the ... Some clinical trials in Canada are open to people with ependymoma. Clinical trials look at new ways to prevent, find and treat ... Cancer information / Cancer types / Brain and spinal cord / Brain and spinal tumours / Ependymoma ...
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Ependymoma: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology
encoded search term (Ependymoma) and Ependymoma What to Read Next on Medscape ... myxopapillary ependymoma and subependymoma; WHO grade II, ependymoma (with cellular, papillary, and clear cell variants); WHO ... Ependymoma. Updated: Feb 02, 2018 * Author: Jeffrey N Bruce, MD; Chief Editor: Herbert H Engelhard, III, MD, PhD, FACS, FAANS ... Posterior fossa ependymoma group B (PF-EPN-B) - These tumors display frequent large-scale copy number gains and losses but have ...
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Ependymoma - Wikipedia
Ependymoma of 4.ventricle in MRI. Ependymoma of 4.ventricle in MRI. Ependymoma of 4.ventricle in MRI. Left without, right with ... Extraspinal ependymoma (EEP), also known as extradural ependymoma, may be an unusual form of teratoma or may be confused with a ... An ependymoma is a tumor that arises from the ependyma, a tissue of the central nervous system. Usually, in pediatric cases the ... The subependymoma, a variant of the ependymoma, is apt to arise in the fourth ventricle but may occur in the septum pellucidum ...
Tanycytic Ependymoma: A Challenging Histological Diagnosis
Tanycytic ependymoma is a rare form of ependymoma that usually arises in the intramedullary spine. It has a unique histology ... Tanycytic Ependymoma: A Challenging Histological Diagnosis. Khaled M. Krisht and Meic H. Schmidt ... The authors report a 50-year-old man with a cervical tanycytic ependymoma that was initially thought to be a schwannoma. The ... confirming that the tumor was a tanycytic ependymoma. This underlines the challenges involved in making an accurate diagnosis ...
Pediatric ependymoma - Wikipedia
... myxopapillary ependymoma (grade I), ependymoma (grade II), and anaplastic ependymoma (grade III) as the primary classifications ... However, there are several recognized subtypes of ependymoma with differing pathologies. These include myxopapillary ependymoma ... As NF2 is located on 22q12.2, it was hypothesized to be involved in the development of ependymoma. Though mutations in NF2 are ... Pediatric ependymomas are similar in nature to the adult form of ependymoma in that they are thought to arise from radial glial ...
Ependymoma Workup: Approach Considerations, Imaging Studies, Procedures
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Anaplastic spinal cord ependymoma
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Ependymoma Signs, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
A retrospective analysis of recurrent intracranial ependymoma - Antony - 2014 - Pediatric Blood & Cancer - Wiley Online Library
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Myxopapillary32
- Micrograph of a myxopapillary ependymoma. (wikipedia.org)
- About 10% of ependymomas are benign myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE). (wikipedia.org)
- Anaplastic tumors are usually faster growing and malignant compared to myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) tumors. (patientslikeme.com)
- Dr. Tatsui successfully removed my spinal cord tumor, which turned out to be a grade I myxopapillary ependymoma. (mdanderson.org)
- Hello everyone, Im happily married with 3 beautiful boys and i just found out i have a cancer called myxopapillary ependymoma(tumor in spine). (cancer.org)
- Gerston K, Suprun H, Cohen H et al (1985) Presacral myxopapillary ependymoma presenting as an abdominal mass in a child. (springer.com)
- Authoritative information and practical advice from the nation's cancer experts about childhood ependymoma and subependymoma, with variant forms myxopapillary ependymoma, anaplastic, clear cell, and tanacytic. (smashwords.com)
- Myxopapillary ependymoma (MEPN) is a slow-growing ependymoma (a type of glioma, which is a tumor that arises from the supportive tissue of the brain and spinal cord). (nih.gov)
- Standard treatment of myxopapillary ependymoma is surgery with the aim of removing as much of the tumor as possible. (nih.gov)
- ClinicalTrials.gov lists trials that are related to Myxopapillary ependymoma. (nih.gov)
- Imaging studies revealed a large hemorrhagic intradural mass compressing the lower conus medullaris and cauda equina, which operatively was confirmed to be a myxopapillary ependymoma. (jefferson.edu)
- Myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) with anaplastic features is extremely rare, with only three case reports in the literature. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
- In the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of CNS tumors, ependymal tumors are divided into five major subtypes: myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) and sub-ependymoma (grade I), classic ependymoma (grade II), RELA fusion-protein positive ependymoma (grade II or III), and anaplastic ependymoma (grade III). (surgicalneurologyint.com)
- She underwent a biopsy at an outside institution, with histology revealing myxopapillary ependymoma. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
- In the present report, the authors demonstrate that a myxopapillary ependymoma may present as an isolated gluteal mass attached to the coccygeal nerve, without frank CNS involvement. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
- The third type, myxopapillary ependymoma, which usually occurs at the base of the spine, tends to be much less aggressive than the standard and anaplastic forms. (danafarberbostonchildrens.org)
- Cimino PJ et al: Myxopapillary ependymoma in children: A study of 11 cases and a comparison with the adult experience. (statdx.com)
- Shirasawa H et al: Pediatric myxopapillary ependymoma treated with subtotal resection and radiation therapy: a case report and review of the literature. (statdx.com)
- In myxopapillary ependymoma, NEFL and HOXB13 overexpression were reported to be associated. (operativeneurosurgery.com)
- see Spinal myxopapillary ependymoma . (neurocirugia.com)
- [ 1 , 2 ] This group of neoplasms includes the following tumor categories: subependymoma (World Health Organization [WHO] grade I), myxopapillary ependymoma (WHO grade I), ependymoma (WHO grade II), and anaplastic ependymoma (WHO grade III). (medscape.com)
- The myxopapillary subtype of ependymoma s (MPE) occurs mostly in the thoracolumbar region and is the most common form of ependymoma in the lumbar spine 1) 2) 3) 4) . (neurosurgery.directory)
- In one study of 77 myxopapillary ependymoma s 5) . (neurosurgery.directory)
- retrospective ly reviewed the medical record s of 38 primary spinal myxopapillary ependymoma cases who underwent surgery at 2 neurosurgical center s spanning 16 years, from 2004 to 2019. (neurosurgery.directory)
- Myxopapillary ependymoma: A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of 77 cases. (neurosurgery.directory)
- Sonneland PR, Scheithauer BW, Onofrio BM: Myxopapillary ependymoma: A clinicopathologic and immunocytochemical study of 77 cases. (neurosurgery.directory)
- Spinal myxopapillary ependymoma: Neurological deterioration in patients treated with surgery. (neurosurgery.directory)
- MR imaging of myxopapillary ependymoma: Findings and value to determine extent of tumour and its relation to intraspinal structures. (neurosurgery.directory)
- Abdallah A. Spinal Seeding Metastasis of Myxopapillary Ependymoma: Report of Three Pediatric Patients and a Brief Literature Review [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 10]. (neurosurgery.directory)
- Nearly 85% of all ependymoma cases are of benign myxopapillary ependymomas. (primehealthchannel.com)
- It includes Myxopapillary ependymoma, Sub-ependymoma and Sub-ependymal giant cell astrocytoma. (primehealthchannel.com)
- Myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) - These develop mostly in the conus medullaris and the filum terminale of the spinal cord. (primehealthchannel.com)
Ependymomas4
- Pediatric ependymomas are similar in nature to the adult form of ependymoma in that they are thought to arise from radial glial cells lining the ventricular system. (wikipedia.org)
- For example, NF2 mutations have rarely been observed in ependymomas and MEN1 mutations have only been found in a small number of cases of ependymoma recurrences. (wikipedia.org)
- Here we describe mapping of active chromatin landscapes in 42 primary ependymomas in two non-overlapping primary ependymoma cohorts, with the goal of identifying essential super-enhancer-associated genes on which tumour cells depend. (ovid.com)
- RELA fusion-positive ependymoma accounts for approximately 70% of pediatric supratentorial ependymomas, although it may also occasionally be encountered in adults. (medscape.com)
Tumor53
- Researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered that repurposing a heart drug could significantly increase the survival rate for children with ependymoma - a type of brain tumor. (news-medical.net)
- Radiation immediately following surgery in children with ependymoma, the third most common pediatric brain tumor, can nearly triple survival. (news-medical.net)
- An ependymoma is a tumor that arises from the ependyma, a tissue of the central nervous system. (wikipedia.org)
- The malignant (anaplastic) varieties of this tumor, malignant ependymoma and the ependymoblastoma, are treated similarly to medulloblastoma but the prognosis is much less favorable. (wikipedia.org)
- Immunohistochemical staining of the permanent section revealed strong immunoreactivity for glial fibrillary acidic protein with intermittent S-100 positivity, confirming that the tumor was a tanycytic ependymoma. (hindawi.com)
- An ependymoma is a tumor that arises in the cells lining the ventricular system of the brain or spinal cord. (dana-farber.org)
- Anaplastic ependymoma is a type of malignant ependymoma tumor commonly found in young patients. (wisegeek.com)
- The diagnosis of an anaplastic ependymoma can sometimes be difficult because the symptoms associated with the tumor are also associated with other diseases and maladies. (wisegeek.com)
- When a doctor looks at the tumor under a microscope, it can also be difficult for him to determine whether the tumor is a regular ependymoma or an anaplastic ependymoma because there are very subtle differences between the two kinds of cells. (wisegeek.com)
- I myself was diagnosed with an anaplastic ependymoma grade 3 tumor at age 20 growing from the artery wall in the center of my brain out to my right hand side. (wisegeek.com)
- The clinical presentation of ependymoma is dependent on tumor location. (cancer.gov)
- Ependymoma is the third most common pediatric brain tumor and occurs most frequently in the posterior fossa. (springer.com)
- A subependymoma and ependymoma tumor bank - a collection of tumor samples gathered with consent from patients undergoing surgery at Johns Hopkins - will be developed by this group. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- About 60% of us have had abrain tumor, while the other 40% have suffered a spinal ependymoma. (cancer.org)
- 1999). Population-based measurements of the incidence of spinal cord ependymoma in children are available from the Connecticut Tumor Registry. (springer.com)
- ependymoma , choroid plexus papilloma or carcinoma , medulloblastoma , and atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor . (radiopaedia.org)
- Ependymoma is a type of brain tumor that begins in cells lining the spinal cord central canal (fluid-filled space down the center) or the ventricles (fluid-filled spaces of the brain). (smashwords.com)
- Ependymoma is a rare type of tumor that can form in the brain or spinal cord. (drugs.com)
- We are going to report a patient therapy-related solid tumors (brain ependymoma after non Hodgkin lymphoma) short latency period after primary tumor which is a rare case among secondary tumors. (omicsonline.org)
- An ependymoma is a rare type of primary brain or spinal cord tumor. (cern-foundation.org)
- The most common genetic alteration ever reported in the brain tumor ependymoma has been identified. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- doi:10.1038/nature13109), provide a foundation for new research to improve diagnosis and treatment of ependymoma, the third most common brain tumor in children. (oncologynurseadvisor.com)
- Symptoms of an ependymoma are related to the location and size of the tumor and may include nausea, vomiting, headache, pain, numbness, bowel or bladder symptoms, and various other signs and symptoms. (nih.gov)
- We developed a quantitative method for analyzing the location of ependymoma in the posterior fossa, tested its effectiveness in distinguishing groups of tumors, and examined potential associations of distinct tumor groups with treatment and prognostic factors. (springermedizin.de)
- Posterior fossa ependymoma can be objectively classified based on quantitative analysis of tumor location, and these classifications are associated with prognostic and treatment factors. (springermedizin.de)
- Outcomes for pediatric patients as young as 12 months old with ependymoma who are treated with immediate postoperative radiation therapy are favorable and consistent, based upon tumor surgical resection and tumor grade, according to research presented by Merchant et al (Abstract 1) on October 18, 2015, at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 57th Annual Meeting . (ascopost.com)
- The Children's Oncology Group ACNS0121 trial was a prospective study for childhood ependymoma-a rare brain and spinal cord tumor. (ascopost.com)
- This was the largest prospective trial for childhood ependymoma ever conducted and the first cooperative group trial for ependymoma to target the postoperative tumor bed and to use three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy. (ascopost.com)
- The study was conducted from 2003 to 2007 to determine the rate of tumor control in children with ependymoma who were treated with conformal radiation therapy using a 1-cm clinical target volume margin surrounding the postoperative tumor bed. (ascopost.com)
- These results indicate that radiation therapy may be safely administered to children of all ages with ependymoma, and that high rate of tumor control may be achieved for the majority of children," said Thomas E. Merchant, DO, PhD , the Baddia J. Rashid Endowed Chair in Radiation Oncology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital . (ascopost.com)
- Supratentorial cortical ependymoma is a rare primary brain tumor in adults. (scirp.org)
- In this paper, we are reporting a rare tumor involving unexpected location of ependymoma with limited reported similar cases between pediatrics and adults. (scirp.org)
- IsoSeq analysis and functional annotation of the infratentorial ependymoma tumor tissue on PacBio RSII platform. (pacb.com)
- Here, we sequenced and functionally annotated the long reads (1-2 kb) cDNAs library of an infratentorial ependymoma tumor tissue on PacBio RSII by Iso-Seq protocol using SMRT technology. (pacb.com)
- 577 MB, data was generated from the brain tissues of ependymoma tumor patient, producing 1,19,313 high-quality reads assembled into 19,878 contigs using Celera assembler followed by Quiver pipelines, which produced 2952 unique protein accessions in the nr protein database and 307 KEGG pathways. (pacb.com)
- Ependymoma is a tumor derived from the ependymal cells lining the ventricular system and is the third most common central nervous system (CNS) tumor in childhood. (biomedcentral.com)
- Identification of tumor-specific molecular signatures in intracranial ependymoma and association with clinical characteristics. (openrepository.com)
- Cytogenetic evidence for a chromosome 22 tumor suppressor gene in ependymoma. (openrepository.com)
- These analyses require only few amounts of tumor tissue, are broadly available in the routine clinical neuropathological setting and thus, could be used in further therapy trials to optimize treatment of ependymoma patients. (biomedcentral.com)
- Successfully treating your child's brain tumor depends on where the tumor is located, whether the disease has spread and what type of ependymoma it is. (danafarberbostonchildrens.org)
- Almost all recurrence occurred in primary tumor site, thus we suggest further evaluation on intensity-modulated radiotherapy or stereotatic radiosurgery for high-risk patients such as who have anaplastic ependymoma. (e-roj.org)
- Ependymoma is a relatively rare brain tumor which occurs about 9% in children and 3% in adults out of all primary brain tumors [ 1 ]. (e-roj.org)
- Ependymoma is a pediatric brain tumor of ependymal cells , which line the ventricles of the brain. (pixorize.com)
- Spinal cord ependymoma s are rare neoplasms, comprising approximately 5% of all CNS tumors and 15% of all spinal cord tumor s. (neurocirugia.com)
- When MR imaging shows an intramedullary tumor with hypointensity at the tumor margin, it is suggestive, but not pathognomonic, of an ependymoma 7) . (operativeneurosurgery.com)
- 7 , 8 ] We report herein a unique case where a herniated disk in a patient with a previously treated ependymoma needed to be differentiated from radiation-induced injury and tumor recurrence. (nnjournal.net)
- An estimated 1,100 people are diagnosed with ependymoma every year, according to the National Cancer Institute, and 13,294 people live with the tumor. (rwjbh.org)
- This imaging test helps neurologists determine the size and location of the ependymoma tumor. (rwjbh.org)
- The typical location of an ependymoma (fourth ventricle with brain stem involvement) is the reason this tumor can be devastating to remove. (websitecreatorprotool.com)
- Radiation is most often given over a period of time, or in "fractions" - this is the conventional radiotherapy that most ependymoma patients receive post-operatively to bathe the general area of the tumor bed with radiation. (websitecreatorprotool.com)
- Ependymoma = specific type of brain tumor. (parkviewspine.com)
- The first line of treatment is typically brain or spine surgery to remove the ependymoma tumor. (hvbss.com)
- The symptoms of ependymoma tumors may vary greatly depending on the location of the tumor. (hvbss.com)
Tumors25
- Ependymoma tumors grow from cells inside of the brain cavity or spinal column. (wisegeek.com)
- The Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Subependymoma and Ependymoma Research Center conducts basic science, translational and clinical practice research with the goals of optimizing current treatment options and developing new therapies that will positively impact the care and lives of patients with these brain tumors. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- suggesting that spinal cord ependymoma represents approximately 10% of all ependymal tumors in children and young adults (Dohrmann et al. (springer.com)
- After age 10, the incidence of spinal cord ependymoma increases, and it represents the majority of intramedullary tumors in patients older than 20 years (Constantini et al. (springer.com)
- To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of ependymoma/astrocytoma collision tumors described in an extramedullary location. (hindawi.com)
- HOUSTON, April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Moleculin Biotech, Inc., (Nasdaq: MBRX) ("Moleculin" or the "Company"), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company with a broad portfolio of drug candidates targeting highly resistant tumors and viruses, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPD) to its p-STAT3 inhibitor, WP1066, for the treatment of ependymoma. (drugs.com)
- We currently have Orphan Drug Designation for WP1066 for the treatment of brain tumors, as well as RPD designation for three other pediatric indications, and believe that ependymoma represents another important rare indication. (drugs.com)
- The RELA fusion ependymoma is notable because it is recognized as a separate diagnostic entity in the latest WHO classification of CNS tumors. (blogspot.com)
- difficult to infer whether RELA-positive clear cell ependymoma with branching capillaries represents a subset of histomolecularly defined tumors that have a more favorable outcome compared with the cellular subtype harboring the same fusion event. (blogspot.com)
- For RELA-positive ependymoma there is a good chance that this theory will be turned into action, since these tumors will be considered as an entity in the update of the WHO classification. (blogspot.com)
- 5 mm residual thickness) or macroscopic gross-total (GTR2) resection (stratum 3) or with WHO grade III, supratentorial or any infratentorial ependymoma (tumors in or around the fourth ventricle) after GTR1 (stratum 4). (ascopost.com)
- Brain ependymal tumors are categorized into subependymoma (World Health Organization [WHO] grade I), mixopapillary ependymoma (WHO grade I), ependymoma (WHO grade II), and anaplastic ependymoma (WHO grade III) according to the WHO classification (2007) [ 2 ]. (e-roj.org)
- Ependymoma tumors are more common in the spine than the brain in adults. (cancer.gov)
- Ependymoma s are the most frequent spinal cord tumors in adult patients. (neurocirugia.com)
- Our board-certified pediatric neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists and expert support staff effectively and compassionately treat children and adults with brain or spinal tumors such as ependymoma. (rwjbh.org)
- While all ependymoma tumors are malignant, that does not mean they are always incurable. (rwjbh.org)
- Most ependymoma tumors require surgery to remove, for the best outcome. (rwjbh.org)
- These tumors may be present in either the brain or spine, so the doctor will ensure both areas are tested if an ependymoma diagnosis is probable. (rwjbh.org)
- Ependymoma accounts for almost 25% of all cases of spinal cord tumors. (primehealthchannel.com)
- Research is currently being conducted to determine the possible causes of ependymoma tumors. (primehealthchannel.com)
- Grading of the ependymoma tumors is done by observing their appearance under a microscope. (primehealthchannel.com)
- There are numerous types of Ependymoma tumors that may develop on various parts of the cranium or the spinal cord. (primehealthchannel.com)
- Ependymoma tumors may form on the brain or spinal cord in the ependymal cells - the cells that line the passageways of the cerebrospinal fluid. (hvbss.com)
- Ependymoma tumors can occur at any age in the brain or spinal cord, and according to the Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network, account for approximately 1.9% of all tumors in adults. (hvbss.com)
- Ependymoma tumors may travel through the cerebrospinal fluid to other areas in the brain or spine, although this is rare. (hvbss.com)
Anaplastic ependymoma13
- What is anaplastic ependymoma? (patientslikeme.com)
- When you share what it's like to have anaplastic ependymoma through your profile, those stories and data appear here too. (patientslikeme.com)
- Got a question about living with anaplastic ependymoma? (patientslikeme.com)
- Who has anaplastic ependymoma on PatientsLikeMe? (patientslikeme.com)
- Difficulty walking, trouble sleeping, memory loss, and vision impairments may occur because of an anaplastic ependymoma. (wisegeek.com)
- Anaplastic ependymoma cells that have spread from the brain are more likely to be found in patients that are less than five years of age. (wisegeek.com)
- Histologically proven intra-cranial or spinal ependymoma or anaplastic ependymoma. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- Grade I (mysopapillary ependymoma - this is often a spinal cord tumour), Grade II (ependymoma) or as Grade III (anaplastic ependymoma). (braintumour.ca)
- The lesion was resected completely and histopathology and immunohistochemistry examinations confirmed anaplastic ependymoma WHO grade III. (scirp.org)
- Seventeen patients had grade II ependymoma, and 13 had grade III anaplastic ependymoma according to the World Health Organization grading system. (e-roj.org)
- Spinal anaplastic ependymoma , spinal extramedullary ependymoma are rare. (neurocirugia.com)
- It includes Malignant or anaplastic ependymoma and Ependymoblastoma. (primehealthchannel.com)
- Anaplastic ependymoma - These usually occur in the posterior fossa. (primehealthchannel.com)
Intracranial8
- PMID 9755311 -- "Treatment of intracranial ependymoma by surgery alone. (wikibooks.org)
- Recurrence occurs in almost 50% of patients with intracranial ependymoma, and their outcome following recurrence is poor. (wiley.com)
- We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 22 patients with intracranial ependymoma and subsequent relapse(s) (59 recurrences) treated at Children's Hospital Los Angeles or New York University between January 1997 and December 2012. (wiley.com)
- Awaad Y, Allen J, Miller D et al (1996) Deferring adjuvant therapy for totally resected intracranial ependymoma. (springer.com)
- Prior studies have identified HIC-1 methylation, 4.1B deletion, and 4.1R loss as common features in intracranial ependymoma. (operativeneurosurgery.com)
- Spinal ependymoma has been found to be quite different from intracranial ependymoma in genetic studies, and the favorable prognosis in spinal ependymoma may be the result of the genetic differences. (operativeneurosurgery.com)
- Multifactorial analysis of predictors of outcome in pediatric intracranial ependymoma. (cam.ac.uk)
- Low nucleolin expression was the single most important biological predictor of outcome in pediatric intracranial ependymoma. (cam.ac.uk)
Supratentorial ependymoma4
- are the first to report a correlation between a defined histological appearance of supratentorial ependymoma and a recently described distinct molecular subgroup. (blogspot.com)
- Branching capillaries in supratentorial ependymoma from paper by Figarella-Branger et al. (blogspot.com)
- The study by Figarella-Branger et al has now set the stage to further explore if and to what extent distinct morphological appearances reflect biological subgroups of supratentorial ependymoma. (blogspot.com)
- Supratentorial ependymoma is usually characterized by NOTCH-1 mutation and p75 expression. (operativeneurosurgery.com)
Recurrence7
- Spinal cord dissemination over 10 years after surgical removal of the fourth ventricle ependymoma without local recurrence is extremely rare. (isciii.es)
- Cervoni L, Celli P, Fortuna A et al (1994) Recurrence of spinal ependymoma. (springer.com)
- Find out what you can do and what to expect during a recurrence of ependymoma. (cern-foundation.org)
- Although MEN1, TP53, and PTEN mutations are rarely reported in ependymoma, they may be related to a poor prognosis, such as recurrence or metastasis. (operativeneurosurgery.com)
- While technological advances continue to improve the capacity for gross-total resections and thus decrease the risk of recurrence, ependymoma spinal surgery still contains a variety of potential complications. (neurocirugia.com)
- Disc herniation or ependymoma recurrence? (nnjournal.net)
- Our hospitals are well-equipped to handle ependymoma treatment, as well as cancer recurrence. (rwjbh.org)
Tanycytic ependymoma8
- Tanycytic ependymoma is a rare form of ependymoma that usually arises in the intramedullary spine. (hindawi.com)
- The authors report a 50-year-old man with a cervical tanycytic ependymoma that was initially thought to be a schwannoma. (hindawi.com)
- This underlines the challenges involved in making an accurate diagnosis and demonstrates that careful and detailed histological inspection with immunohistochemical stains and ultrastructural microscopy may be necessary to distinguish tanycytic ependymoma from other neoplasms. (hindawi.com)
- An unusual case of tanycytic ependymoma located at the region of the cauda equina is reported in a girl. (unboundmedicine.com)
- Tanycytic Ependymoma is related to ependymoma and benign ependymoma . (malacards.org)
- An important gene associated with Tanycytic Ependymoma is GFAP (Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein), and among its related pathways/superpathways are Neuroscience and Neural Stem Cell Differentiation Pathways and Lineage-specific Markers . (malacards.org)
- She underwent surgical resection of the lesion and histologic examination showed a tanycytic ependymoma (WHO grade II). (biomedcentral.com)
- Tanycytic ependymoma - These affect the spinal cord. (primehealthchannel.com)
Subependymoma4
- The subependymoma, a variant of the ependymoma, is apt to arise in the fourth ventricle but may occur in the septum pellucidum and the cervical spinal cord. (wikipedia.org)
- To learn more about the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Subependymoma and Ependymoma Research Center, call 410-614-1627 . (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- To talk to a team member of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Subependymoma and Ependymoma Research Center, call 410-614-1627. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
- Authoritative information and practical advice from the nation's cancer experts about childhood ependymoma and subependymoma. (smashwords.com)
Posterior10
- Posterior fossa A ependymoma (PF-EPN-A). (cancer.gov)
- A 49-year-old male underwent a macroscopically gross total emoval of the fourth ventricle ependymoma and postoperative radiothe rapy to the posterior fossa. (isciii.es)
- Although the majority of the recurrences take place within a few years after surgery, we experienced a case with multiple spinal disseminations 12 years after the resection of the fourth ventricle ependymoma and administration of the radiation therapy to the posterior fossa. (isciii.es)
- However, the lack of immortalized cell lines, xenografts, or animal models has significantly hindered the study of pediatric posterior fossa ependymoma (P-PF-EPN) pathogenesis. (springer.com)
- Imaging descriptions of posterior fossa ependymoma in children have focused on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal and local anatomic relationships with imaging location only recently used to classify these neoplasms. (springermedizin.de)
- Pre-operative MRI examinations of the brain for 38 children with histopathologically proven posterior fossa ependymoma were analyzed. (springermedizin.de)
- Of nine ependymoma molecular groups detected by DNA methylation profiling, the posterior fossa type A (PFA) is most prevalent. (operativeneurosurgery.com)
- see Posterior fossa type A ependymoma . (operativeneurosurgery.com)
- TNC mutation, no hypermethylation of RASSF1A, and GFAP/NeuN expression may be diagnostic clues of posterior fossa ependymoma. (operativeneurosurgery.com)
- A video demonstrates the technique of microsurgical resection of an intramedullary ependymoma through a posterior midline myelotomy. (neurocirugia.com)
Papillary3
- In 1960 a sacral biopsy had demonstrated a mixed papillary ependymoma. (bmj.com)
- Papillary Ependymoma, also known as ependymoma papillary , is related to ependymoma and papilloma of choroid plexus . (malacards.org)
- An important gene associated with Papillary Ependymoma is GFAP (Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein), and among its related pathways/superpathways are Neuroscience and Cytoskeleton remodeling Neurofilaments . (malacards.org)
Type of ependymoma2
- At 21 (unmarried and no children), I was diagnosed with the same type of ependymoma as you. (cancer.org)
- This is the most common type of ependymoma, and is usually found in the brain or spine. (rwjbh.org)
Radiotherapy6
- Feb. 2 -- Aggressive treatment for ependymoma using both computer-guided radiotherapy and definitive surgery appears successful even for toddlers, researchers found. (medpagetoday.com)
- Determine the event free and overall survival of children with incompletely resected localized ependymoma when treated with adjuvant cyclophosphamide, etoposide, and vincristine followed by radiotherapy. (knowcancer.com)
- To evaluated the patterns of failure, survival rate, treatment-related toxicity and prognostic factors in postoperative radiotherapy of patients with ependymoma. (e-roj.org)
- Thirty patients who underwent surgery and postoperative radiotherapy for ependymoma between the period of June 1994 and June 2008 were reviewed retrospectively. (e-roj.org)
- The treatment option for ependymoma is surgical resection followed by radiotherapy, although there are no randomized prospective studies available yet [ 3 - 6 ]. (e-roj.org)
- Treatment of an ependymoma may include one or a combination of treatments, which may include surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy. (parkviewspine.com)
Spine3
- Although computed tomography (CT) is often the first imaging study performed in patients with possible central nervous system lesions, contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain or spine is the gold standard imaging study for ependymoma. (medscape.com)
- For complete discussion, see Imaging in Brain Ependymoma and Imaging in Spine Ependymoma . (medscape.com)
- The patient was diagnosed 3 years earlier with hydrocephalus due to a fourth ventricular ependymoma, without evidence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) seeding in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain or the entire spine [Figure 1] . (nnjournal.net)
Intramedullary3
- Ependymoma is the most common intramedullary spinal cord neoplasm of glial origin in adults, although its incidence remains relatively rare. (appliedradiology.com)
- Miyazawa N et al: MRI at 1.5 T of intramedullary ependymoma and classification of pattern of contrast enhancement. (statdx.com)
- Intramedullary ependymoma - These occur in the spinal cord. (primehealthchannel.com)
Malignant ependymoma1
- The type of treatment that a doctor recommends for a malignant ependymoma generally depends on the age of the patient. (wisegeek.com)
Extramedullary ependymoma2
- 2 We describe a primary extramedullary ependymoma that presented on MR imaging as an arachnoid cyst and discuss this unusual finding. (ajnr.org)
- Severino M et al: Intradural Extramedullary Ependymoma with Leptomeningeal Dissemination: The First Case Report in a Child and Literature Review. (statdx.com)
Recurrent8
- Phase I study of 5-fluorouracil in children and young adults with recurrent ependymoma. (nih.gov)
- We report a phase I study to examine the pharmacokinetics, safety, and recommended dosage of weekly intravenous bolus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in children and young adults with recurrent ependymoma. (nih.gov)
- Patients 22 years of age or less with recurrent ependymoma were treated with bolus dosage 5-FU weekly for 4 weeks followed by a 2-week rest period, defining one cycle. (nih.gov)
- These phase I clinical data provide initial pharmacokinetic parameters to describe i.v. bolus 5-FU disposition in children with recurrent ependymoma. (nih.gov)
- This is a phase I study to investigate the safety and pharmacokinetics of weekly 5- fluorouracil ( 5- FU) administered as a bolus dose in children and young adults with recurrent or refractory ependymoma. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- To study the safety of 500 mg/m^2 weekly bolus dose 5-FU in less-heavily pre-treated children and young adults with recurrent/refractory ependymoma. (clinicaltrials.gov)
- A phase II study of bevacizumab (BVZ) plus irinotecan (CPT-11) was conducted in cases of pediatric recurrent ependymoma (EPN) to estimate sustained objective response rate and progression-free survival (PFS). (luriechildrens.org)
- WHO grade I ependymoma, double primary cancer, recurrent ependymoma, or previous history of radiation to brain or spinal region. (e-roj.org)
Chemotherapy4
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have used sophisticated pharmacologic modeling and simulation to translate preclinical findings into a successful phase I clinical trial of a chemotherapy agent for treatment of ependymoma. (news-medical.net)
- Phase III Randomized Trial of Post-Radiation Chemotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Ependymoma Ages 1 to 21 years. (nemours.org)
- To determine the effects of people with ependymoma receiving chemotherapy before radiation therapy, called a short course of chemotherapy. (nemours.org)
- This randomized phase III trial is studying maintenance chemotherapy to see how well it works compared to observation following induction chemotherapy and radiation therapy in treating young patients with newly diagnosed ependymoma. (essentiahealth.org)
Cerebrospinal fluid1
- Ependymoma begins in the ependymal cells in the brain and spinal cord that line the passageways where the fluid (cerebrospinal fluid) that nourishes your brain flows. (drugs.com)
Symptoms6
- It should be remembered that these symptoms also are prevalent in many other illnesses not associated with ependymoma. (wikipedia.org)
- Symptoms of an ependymoma are related to the location and size of the tumour. (braintumour.ca)
- A CT scan that fall uncovered the reason behind all her symptoms - Jennifer had an ependymoma. (braintumour.ca)
- The signs and symptoms of childhood ependymoma are not the same in every child. (uwhealth.org)
- Signs and symptoms may be caused by childhood ependymoma or by other conditions. (uwhealth.org)
- Ependymoma information for patients and caregivers including treatment options, symptoms, causes, caring for yourself or your loved one and more. (cern-foundation.org)
Resection6
- Guidelines for initial management for ependymoma are maximum surgical resection followed by radiation. (wikipedia.org)
- Treatment of ependymoma should include surgery with the aim of gross-total resection and conformal, high-dose, postoperative irradiation. (medpagetoday.com)
- There is a paucity of data on the optimal risk stratification of spinal ependymoma in children, although inferring from adults, a complete resection confers a favorable prognosis. (cancer.gov)
- Spinal cord ependymoma: Radical surgical resection and outcome. (appliedradiology.com)
- For childhood cases alone, the 5-year overall survival rate for ependymoma is 60-70% if treated with attempted total tumour resection and post-operative high-dose radiation therapy. (braintumour.ca)
- The patient was referred to our hospital and underwent an interdisciplinary neurosurgical and orthopedic oncology en bloc resection of the ependymoma, which intraoperatively appeared to originate from the coccygeal nerve. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
Pathology3
- Pathology proved to be an ependymoma. (radiopaedia.org)
- An interconnection of tissue-based information with more precise diagnostic aids gained from novel, unbiased, and observer independent molecular analyses as well as data from imaging methods, including central pathology and radiological review, is required to finally converge at a refined diagnostic setting and improve treatment strategies for ependymoma. (blogspot.com)
- Robles SG et al: Intradural extramedullary spinal ependymoma: a benign pathology? (statdx.com)
Filum terminale5
- We report a 67-year old man with a known filum terminale lipoma causing a tethered cord extending to the subcutaneous fat tissue and a newly diagnosed concomitant ependymoma, revealed on lumbar magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (unboundmedicine.com)
- The coexistence of filum terminale lipoma and ependymoma is very rare. (unboundmedicine.com)
- The patient was operated, and both of the ependymoma and filum terminale lipoma were removed. (unboundmedicine.com)
- Therefore, including these patients, a contrast-enhanced lumbar MRI must be performed to exclude any coexistence of filum terminale lipoma and ependymoma in the early course of the disease which can also help the surgeon in guiding the appropriate treatment. (unboundmedicine.com)
- A case of ependymoma of the cauda equina, presumably originating from the filum terminale in a girl aged 17 at the onset of illness, eventually developed remote metastases in the lungs, pleura, and one para-aortic lymph node. (bmj.com)
People with ependymoma1
- Some clinical trials in Canada are open to people with ependymoma. (cancer.ca)
Location of ependymoma1
- Intradural extramedullary location of ependymoma is rare. (ajnr.org)
Tumour2
- We applied this to a paediatric brain tumour type called ependymoma. (ecancer.org)
- This is one case in a tumour called ependymoma, it happens in young infants. (ecancer.org)
RELA1
- Ependymoma, RELA fusion-positive (WHO grade II or grade III). (cancer.gov)
Glioma1
- Pathologic evaluation revealed a low grade glioma with components of both ependymoma and pilocytic astrocytoma with MUTYH G382D mutation. (hindawi.com)
Cancer6
- Ependymoma is a rare form of brain cancer that implicates children and is often tricky to diagnose. (news-medical.net)
- Radiation therapy is usually given after surgery to treat as many remaining ependymoma cells as possible and prevent the cancer from coming back (recurring). (cancer.ca)
- Explain to interested patients that ependymoma is a rare, complex cancer of the central nervous system. (medpagetoday.com)
- Childhood ependymoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. (uwhealth.org)
- Most pediatric patients who are diagnosed with ependymoma are diagnosed without any known predisposition to the cancer other than neurofibromatosis, says Upadhyaya. (onclive.com)
- Nicolas' journey with Childhood Ependymoma - a form of Brain Cancer. (wordpress.com)
Clinical3
- Two pediatric brain cancers that are challenging to treat if they recur, medulloblastoma and ependymoma, are the target of a clinical trial using a new type of therapy. (news-medical.net)
- Translating preclinical hopes into clinical reality for children with ependymoma. (nih.gov)
- Information on the basics about clinical trials and current ependymoma clinical trials. (cern-foundation.org)
Grade5
- He had the grade three ependymoma in c3 c3 c4 in the spinal cord. (wisegeek.com)
- Ependymoma (WHO grade II). (cancer.gov)
- We report a case of a histologically confirmed ependymoma (WHO grade II) presented in the MR imaging as a cystic, nonenhancing thoracic intradural extramedullary lesion compressing the spinal cord. (ajnr.org)
- It involves low-grade Ependymoma. (primehealthchannel.com)
- Treatment options depend on the location and grade of ependymoma, as well as the age and health of the patient. (parkviewspine.com)
Cauda1
- Kempe L.G. (1970) Cauda Equina - Conus Medullaris Ependymoma. (springer.com)
Radiation therapy1
- Prior studies did not include the use of radiation therapy in front-line management for very young children with ependymoma. (ascopost.com)
Prognosis1
- By clicking on 'expand', a statistic on the prognosis for Ependymoma will be shown. (braintumour.ca)
Children diagnosed with ependymoma1
- Many children diagnosed with ependymoma are younger than 3 years old. (ascopost.com)
Clear cell ependymoma1
- published in this issue of Neuro-Oncology focuses on supratentorial clear cell ependymoma. (blogspot.com)
Fourth ventricle ependymoma3
- Fourth ventricle ependymoma. (medscape.com)
- CT scan without contrast in the patient with fourth ventricle ependymoma. (medscape.com)
- Rare case of a fourth ventricle ependymoma presenting as an intraventricular bleed. (medscape.com)
Postoperative1
- The presence of neurological deficits and deterioration are not uncommonly associated with spinal cord ependymoma surgery, including sensory loss, dorsal column dysfunction, dysesthetic syndrome, and bowel and bladder dysfunction, particularly in the immediate postoperative period. (neurocirugia.com)
Subtypes3
- MR characteristics of histopathologic subtypes of spinal ependymoma. (appliedradiology.com)
- Kahan H et al: MR characteristics of histopathologic subtypes of spinal ependymoma. (statdx.com)
- Classification into molecular ependymoma subgroups has been established, but the mechanisms underlying the aggressiveness of certain subtypes remain widely enigmatic. (operativeneurosurgery.com)
Choroid plexus pa1
- 4th ventricle mass which may correspond to an ependymoma or a choroid plexus papilloma. (radiopaedia.org)
Childhood3
- Tests that examine the brain and spinal cord are used to detect (find) childhood ependymoma. (uwhealth.org)
- Thanks for dropping by Childhood Ependymoma! (wordpress.com)
- Furthermore, telomerase reactivation and maintenance of telomeric repeats appear necessary for childhood ependymoma progression. (cam.ac.uk)
Cervical1
- Zurück zum Zitat Barbagallo GM, Caltabiano R, Parisi G, Albanese V, Lanzafame S (2009) Giant cell ependymoma of the cervical spinal cord: case report and review of the literature. (springermedizin.de)
Case of ependymoma1
- To our knowledge this is the first case of ependymoma in a KMT2D mutated Kabuki syndrome patient. (biomedcentral.com)
Cases of ependymoma2
- However, gene mutations linked to the familial syndromes are rarely found in sporadic cases of ependymoma. (wikipedia.org)
- Most cases of ependymoma involve adult patients, in particular the highest rates were observed in the 45-64 years age group. (biomedcentral.com)
Diagnosis of ependymoma2
- No laboratory studies are helpful in making the diagnosis of ependymoma. (medscape.com)
- The Ependymoma Program is a comprehensive program to improve the accuracy of the primary diagnosis of ependymoma and explore different therapeutic strategies in children, adolescents and young adults, accordingly. (clinicaltrials.gov)
Patients with ependymoma1
- We continue to be encouraged by the data WP1066 has demonstrated to date and believe it has the potential to be an effective therapy for pediatric patients with ependymoma," commented Walter Klemp, Chairman and CEO of Moleculin. (drugs.com)