Catalog

Ependymal tumours

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Link to WHO Definition

Ependymal tumours – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/260960214

A group of neoplasms which arise from the ependymal lining of the cerebral ventricles and from the remnants of the central canal of the spinal cord. Ependymal tumours occur predominantly in children and young adults with varied morphological features and biological behaviour. There are 4 types: ependymoma, anaplastic ependymoma, myxopapillary ependymoma and subependymoma.