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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Differentiating ependymoma from other diseases== | ==Differentiating ependymoma from other diseases== | ||
Ependymoma Can not be differentiated from other brain tumors clinically, biopsy is required for definitive diagnosis. | |||
*Medulloblastoma | Deferential diagnoses of ependymoma include other intracranial tumors, such as: | ||
*Choroid plexus papilloma | *[[Medulloblastoma]] | ||
*Choroid plexus metastasis | *[[Choroid plexus papilloma]] | ||
*Glioblastoma | *[[Choroid plexus|Choroid plexus metastasis]] | ||
*[[Glioblastoma]] | |||
*Central neurocytoma | *Central neurocytoma | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Differentiating ependymoma from other diseases
Ependymoma Can not be differentiated from other brain tumors clinically, biopsy is required for definitive diagnosis. Deferential diagnoses of ependymoma include other intracranial tumors, such as:
- Medulloblastoma
- Choroid plexus papilloma
- Choroid plexus metastasis
- Glioblastoma
- Central neurocytoma