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Ependymoma
rareA WHO grade II, slow growing tumor of children and young adults, usually located intraventricularly. It is the most common ependymal neoplasm. It often causes clinical symptoms by blocking cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Key histological features include perivascular pseudorosettes and ependymal rosettes. (WHO)
- Identifiers
- MONDO:0016698 Orphanet:251636
- Part of
- Ependymal tumorGrade II glioma
- Also known as
- benign ependymoma · clear cell ependymoma (histologic variant) · ependymoma, familial · papillary ependymoma (histologic variant) · tanycytic ependymoma (histologic variant)
Subtypes
Disease Rare Not rare Subtypes
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