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Review
. 2024 May;40(5):1583-1589.
doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-06250-2. Epub 2024 Jan 2.

Supratentorial extra-ventricular ependymoma as a mass lesion in a child: report and literature review

Sivaraman Kumarasamy  1 , Guru Dutta Satyarthee  2
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Review

Supratentorial extra-ventricular ependymoma as a mass lesion in a child: report and literature review

Sivaraman Kumarasamy et al. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 May.

Abstract

Supratentorial extra-ventricular ependymoma (SEE) are extremely rare in pediatric population and have varied presentation based on size, location, epicentre and compression on neurovascular structure. The authors report a 7-year-old girl presenting with seizure, who had a lobar SEE on MRI scan, successfully treated by microsurgical resection and adjuvant therapy.

Keywords: Adjuvant therapy; Lobar; Microsurgical resection; Pediatric; Supratentorial extra-ventricular ependymoma.

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