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Childhood Cerebral Ependymoma, Not Otherwise Specified

MedGen UID:
1375549
•Concept ID:
C4316808
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Childhood Cerebral Ependymoma, NOS

Definition

An ependymoma, not otherwise specified that arises from the cerebral hemispheres and occurs during childhood. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChildhood Cerebral Ependymoma, Not Otherwise Specified

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical Features, Treatment and Outcome of Childhood Glial Tumors.
Kara B, Ertan K, Karabagli P, Karabagli H, Yavas G, Caglayan AO, Koksal Y
Turk Neurosurg 2022;32(1):135-142. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.34801-21.2. PMID: 34751424
Locoregional delivery of CAR T cells to the cerebrospinal fluid for treatment of metastatic medulloblastoma and ependymoma.
Donovan LK, Delaidelli A, Joseph SK, Bielamowicz K, Fousek K, Holgado BL, Manno A, Srikanthan D, Gad AZ, Van Ommeren R, Przelicki D, Richman C, Ramaswamy V, Daniels C, Pallota JG, Douglas T, Joynt ACM, Haapasalo J, Nor C, Vladoiu MC, Kuzan-Fischer CM, Garzia L, Mack SC, Varadharajan S, Baker ML, Hendrikse L, Ly M, Kharas K, Balin P, Wu X, Qin L, Huang N, Stucklin AG, Morrissy AS, Cavalli FMG, Luu B, Suarez R, De Antonellis P, Michealraj A, Rastan A, Hegde M, Komosa M, Sirbu O, Kumar SA, Abdullaev Z, Faria CC, Yip S, Hukin J, Tabori U, Hawkins C, Aldape K, Daugaard M, Maris JM, Sorensen PH, Ahmed N, Taylor MD
Nat Med 2020 May;26(5):720-731. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0827-2. PMID: 32341580Free PMC Article
Childhood brain tumors: current management, biological insights, and future directions.
Pollack IF, Agnihotri S, Broniscer A
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2019 Mar 1;23(3):261-273. doi: 10.3171/2018.10.PEDS18377. PMID: 30835699Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Seasonal variation in incidence of pediatric medulloblastoma in the United States, 1995-2001.
Hoffman S, Schellinger KA, Propp JM, McCarthy BJ, Campbell RT, Davis FG
Neuroepidemiology 2007;29(1-2):89-95. doi: 10.1159/000109502. PMID: 17925600
Intraobserver reproducibility in assigning brain tumors to classes in the World Health Organization diagnostic scheme. The Childhood Brain Tumor Consortium.
J Neurooncol 1989 Sep;7(3):211-24. doi: 10.1007/BF00172914. PMID: 2795117

Prognosis

Seasonal variation in incidence of pediatric medulloblastoma in the United States, 1995-2001.
Hoffman S, Schellinger KA, Propp JM, McCarthy BJ, Campbell RT, Davis FG
Neuroepidemiology 2007;29(1-2):89-95. doi: 10.1159/000109502. PMID: 17925600
Biological aspects of brain tumors in infancy and childhood.
Giuffrè R
Childs Nerv Syst 1989 Apr;5(2):55-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00571110. PMID: 2660986

Clinical prediction guides

Intraobserver reproducibility in assigning brain tumors to classes in the World Health Organization diagnostic scheme. The Childhood Brain Tumor Consortium.
J Neurooncol 1989 Sep;7(3):211-24. doi: 10.1007/BF00172914. PMID: 2795117

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