Supratentorial Ependymoma:Experience Of A Neurosurgeon
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ABSTRACT
Background-Ependymoma account for 5 to 10 % of all brain tumors in young population however majority occur in infratentorial location and Supratentorial Ependymoma (STE) are extremely rare . Aim of this original article is to describe demographic , clinical features and surgical outcome of these rare tumors operated by Neurosurgeon DSM .Materials and Method-10 cases of STE were operated by a single Neurosurgeon DSM from May 2017 to January 2019 at a tertiary care hospital.Results-Gross total resection was performed in 8 cases and Near total resection was performed in 2 cases . Recurrence was seen in 3 cases during study period and 2 cases required resurgery Histopathology was anaplastic Ependymoma WHO grade 3 in all the cases.Conclusion-STE have a better prognosis as compared to infratentorial Ependymoma in view of good chance of gross total excision .
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2019
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