Craniopharyngioma and "reactive" subependymoma of the third ventricle--a case report
Ho, K.C.; Meyer, G.; Caya, J.; Tieu, T.M.; Prentiss, A.
Clinical Neuropathology 6(1): 12-15
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0722-5091 PMID: 3568466 Document Number: 288248
A 42-year-old woman with an 18-year history of suprasellar tumor, treated by repeated radiation therapy and surgery, was found to have both a craniopharyngioma and subependymoma of the third ventricle. The case is unique in that well documented subependymomas have not been reported in this location. Furthermore, only a few cases of subependymoma have been reported to be accompanied by a primary tumor of the central nervous system other than an ependymoma. Potential causative factors for this seemingly reactive subependymoma are briefly discussed.