Ependymoma surgery

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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

Surgery is the main stay of treatment for myxopapillary ependymoma (Who grade 1), myxopapillary ependymoma (Who grade 1), ependymoma (WHO grade I), and anaplastic ependymoma (WHO grade III).

Surgery

Surgery is the standard treatment option for:

• Newly diagnosed myxopapillary ependymoma (Who grade 1)
• Newly diagnosed myxopapillary ependymoma (Who grade 1)
• Newly diagnosed ependymoma (WHO grade I)
• Newly diagnosed anaplastic ependymoma (WHO grade III)

Chemotherapy and radiation are also used in some cases after surgical resection.