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Ependymoma surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Surgery is the main stay of treatment for myxopapillary ependymoma (WHO grade 1), subependymoma (WHO grade 1), ependymoma (WHO grade I), and anaplastic ependymoma (WHO grade III).
Surgery
Surgery
- Anecdotal experience suggests that surgery alone for completely resected supratentorial nonanaplastic tumors and intradural spinal cord ependymomas may be an appropriate approach to treatment for:[1]
- Newly diagnosed myxopapillary ependymoma (WHO grade 1)
- Newly diagnosed subependymoma (WHO grade 1)
- Newly diagnosed ependymoma (WHO grade I)
- Newly diagnosed anaplastic ependymoma (WHO grade III)
- Complete surgical removal is often curative. Some subependymomas are considered incidental findings and observed without intervention.
- Extensive surgical resection for anaplastic ependymoma (WHO grade III) in an attempt to maximize tumor resection is related to improved survival rate of patients.[2][3]
References
References
- ↑ Ependymoma http://www.cancer.gov/types/brain/hp/child-ependymoma-treatment-pdq/#cit/section_7.1 URL Accessed on 10 8 2015
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