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Fourth Ventricle Ependymal Tumor

MedGen UID:
1376451
•Concept ID:
C4330006
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A finding indicating the presence of an ependymal tumor in the fourth ventricle of the brain. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFourth Ventricle Ependymal Tumor

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Racemose Fourth Ventricle Neurocysticercosis Excision Through Telovelar Approach and Hydrodissection.
García-Pérez D, García-Posadas G, Paredes I, Jiménez-Roldán L
World Neurosurg 2022 Sep;165:91. Epub 2022 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.06.043. PMID: 35717015
Supratentorial Extraventricular Ependymomas: Imaging Features and the Added Value of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient.
Wang X, Han F, Lv Y, Gao J, Du Z, Zhang J
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2021 May-Jun 01;45(3):463-471. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001164. PMID: 34297516
Loco-regional extensions of central nervous system germ cell tumors: a retrospective radiological analysis of 100 patients.
Duron L, Sadones F, Thiesse P, Cellier C, Alapetite C, Doz F, Frappaz D, Brisse HJ
Neuroradiology 2018 Jan;60(1):27-34. Epub 2017 Sep 23 doi: 10.1007/s00234-017-1928-6. PMID: 28942513
The clinical and prognostic relevance of grading in intracranial ependymomas.
Ernestus RI, Schröder R, Stützer H, Klug N
Br J Neurosurg 1997 Oct;11(5):421-8. doi: 10.1080/02688699745925. PMID: 9474274
Ependymomas of the third ventricle.
Oppenheim JS, Strauss RC, Mormino J, Sachdev VP, Rothman AS
Neurosurgery 1994 Feb;34(2):350-2; discussion 352-3. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199402000-00020. PMID: 8177398

Diagnosis

Racemose Fourth Ventricle Neurocysticercosis Excision Through Telovelar Approach and Hydrodissection.
García-Pérez D, García-Posadas G, Paredes I, Jiménez-Roldán L
World Neurosurg 2022 Sep;165:91. Epub 2022 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.06.043. PMID: 35717015
Supratentorial Extraventricular Ependymomas: Imaging Features and the Added Value of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient.
Wang X, Han F, Lv Y, Gao J, Du Z, Zhang J
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2021 May-Jun 01;45(3):463-471. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001164. PMID: 34297516
Brain Ependymoma in an African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus).
Sailler A, Vanel M, Larrat S, Risi E
J Avian Med Surg 2021 Apr;35(1):75-79. doi: 10.1647/1082-6742-35.1.75. PMID: 33892592
Fourth ventricle neurocytoma with lipomatous and ependymal differentiation.
Jouvet A, Lellouch-Tubiana A, Boddaert N, Zerah M, Champier J, Fèvre-Montange M
Acta Neuropathol 2005 Mar;109(3):346-51. Epub 2004 Dec 31 doi: 10.1007/s00401-004-0963-7. PMID: 15627205
Ependymomas of the third ventricle.
Oppenheim JS, Strauss RC, Mormino J, Sachdev VP, Rothman AS
Neurosurgery 1994 Feb;34(2):350-2; discussion 352-3. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199402000-00020. PMID: 8177398

Therapy

Racemose Fourth Ventricle Neurocysticercosis Excision Through Telovelar Approach and Hydrodissection.
García-Pérez D, García-Posadas G, Paredes I, Jiménez-Roldán L
World Neurosurg 2022 Sep;165:91. Epub 2022 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.06.043. PMID: 35717015

Prognosis

Supratentorial Extraventricular Ependymomas: Imaging Features and the Added Value of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient.
Wang X, Han F, Lv Y, Gao J, Du Z, Zhang J
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2021 May-Jun 01;45(3):463-471. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001164. PMID: 34297516
Loco-regional extensions of central nervous system germ cell tumors: a retrospective radiological analysis of 100 patients.
Duron L, Sadones F, Thiesse P, Cellier C, Alapetite C, Doz F, Frappaz D, Brisse HJ
Neuroradiology 2018 Jan;60(1):27-34. Epub 2017 Sep 23 doi: 10.1007/s00234-017-1928-6. PMID: 28942513
Ependymoma with cartilaginous metaplasia might have more aggressive behavior: a case report and literature review.
Wang X, Zhang S, Ye Y, Chen Y, Liu X
Brain Tumor Pathol 2012 Jul;29(3):172-6. Epub 2012 Jan 7 doi: 10.1007/s10014-011-0079-4. PMID: 22228122
Ependymal tumors with sarcomatous change ("ependymosarcoma"): a clinicopathologic and molecular cytogenetic study.
Rodriguez FJ, Scheithauer BW, Perry A, Oliveira AM, Jenkins RB, Oviedo A, Mork SJ, Palmer CA, Burger PC
Am J Surg Pathol 2008 May;32(5):699-709. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318158234e. PMID: 18347506
Ependymomas of the third ventricle.
Oppenheim JS, Strauss RC, Mormino J, Sachdev VP, Rothman AS
Neurosurgery 1994 Feb;34(2):350-2; discussion 352-3. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199402000-00020. PMID: 8177398

Clinical prediction guides

The Rhomboid Lip: Anatomy, Pathology, and Clinical Consideration in Neurosurgery.
Akiyama O, Kondo A, Arai H
World Neurosurg 2019 Mar;123:e252-e258. Epub 2018 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.148. PMID: 30496925
Primary Obstruction of the Foramen of Luschka: Anatomy, Histology, and Clinical Significance.
Barany L, Baksa G, Patonay L, Racz G, Ganslandt O, Buchfelder M, Kurucz P
World Neurosurg 2018 Apr;112:e288-e297. Epub 2018 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.037. PMID: 29339320
Loco-regional extensions of central nervous system germ cell tumors: a retrospective radiological analysis of 100 patients.
Duron L, Sadones F, Thiesse P, Cellier C, Alapetite C, Doz F, Frappaz D, Brisse HJ
Neuroradiology 2018 Jan;60(1):27-34. Epub 2017 Sep 23 doi: 10.1007/s00234-017-1928-6. PMID: 28942513
Neuroendoscopic management of posterior third ventricle ependymoma with intraaqueductal and fourth ventricle extension: a case report and review of the literature.
Prat-Acín R, Evangelista R, Conde R, Ayuso-Sacido A, Galeano I
Childs Nerv Syst 2017 Nov;33(11):2057-2060. Epub 2017 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3543-6. PMID: 28721597
Posterior fossa tumours in children and adolescents. A clinicopathological study of 216 cases.
Zakrzewski K, Fiks T, Polis L, Liberski PP
Folia Neuropathol 2003;41(4):251-2. PMID: 14977257

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