| Supratentorial malignant ependymoma in childhood: 16 years without relapse after hemispherectomy. | |
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PMID: 15095106 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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INTRODUCTION: Malignant intracranial ependymomas in childhood have a poor prognosis, supratentorial ependymomas have the poorest clinical course with a survival rate after 5 years of 45%. The most important prognostic factor in these cases is a radical operation, which cannot usually, however, prevent relapse. CASE REPORT: We demonstrate the case of a large malignant ependymoma of the left cerebral hemisphere in a child who has so far lived for 16 years without relapse after an extensive but uncomplicated left-sided hemispherectomy. The patient has also shown an improvement in her preoperative neurologic deficits. Her epilepsy, which was difficult to manage preoperatively, has been completely eliminated. She went to a special school for handicapped children and now works there. She does not need any help in handling everyday activities. CONCLUSION: This case shows the significance of complete tumor resection in malignant ependymomas, which may, under certain circumstances, lead to lasting tumor control. |
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Authors:
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R Ahmadi; H P Schmitt; S Kunze; H H Steiner |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2004-04-17 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery Volume: 21 ISSN: 0256-7040 ISO Abbreviation: Childs Nerv Syst Publication Date: 2005 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-02-07 Completed Date: 2005-06-13 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8503227 Medline TA: Childs Nerv Syst Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 156-60 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Heidelberg, INF 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany. rezvan.ahmadi@med.uni-heidelberg.de |
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Ependymoma
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surgery* Female Hemispherectomy / methods* Humans Infant Longitudinal Studies Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods Staining and Labeling / methods Supratentorial Neoplasms / pathology, surgery* Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods Treatment Outcome |
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