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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. | Ependymoma Can not be differentiated from other brain tumors clinically, biopsy is required for definitive diagnosis.\ | ||
Differential diagnoses of ependymoma include other intracranial tumors, such as: | |||
*[[Medulloblastoma]] | *[[Medulloblastoma]] | ||
*[[Choroid plexus papilloma]] | *[[Choroid plexus papilloma]] | ||
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*[[Glioblastoma]] | *[[Glioblastoma]] | ||
*Central neurocytoma | *Central neurocytoma | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]
Overview
Differentiating ependymoma from other diseases
Ependymoma Can not be differentiated from other brain tumors clinically, biopsy is required for definitive diagnosis.\
Differential diagnoses of ependymoma include other intracranial tumors, such as:
- Medulloblastoma
- Choroid plexus papilloma
- Choroid plexus metastasis
- Glioblastoma
- Central neurocytoma