Intracranial ependymomas
Gelabert González, M.; García Allut, A.; Fernández Villa, J.M.; González García, J.; Martínez Rumbo, R.
Revista de Neurologia 33(10): 980-986
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0210-0010 PMID: 11785014 Document Number: 532677
Ependymomas are tumours derived from ependymal cells, found lining the cerebral ventricles and central canal of spinal cord. Intracranial ependymomas account for 2 6% of all neoplasms of the central nervous system and at least half present in the first two decades of life. We review the epidemiological, clinical, neuropathological details, neuroradiological aspects and treatment of intracranial ependymomas. Ependymomas of the posterior fossa predominate in children, while supratentorial tumours are more common in adults. This analysis of the literature further highlight that total tumour removal is the treatment of choice for intracranial ependymomas. Postoperative survival was predominantly dependent on the histological grade of malignancy, the extension of surgery and the age of the patient.