A giant solid cystic inferior fourth ventricle subependymoma – Case report and literature review

Romanian Neurosurgery

A. Giovani¹  Narcisa Bucur²  Ana Gheorghiu²  Lena Papadopol²  R.M. Gorgan² 

[1] Corresponding author“Bagdasar-Arseni” Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaOther articles by this author:;“Bagdasar-Arseni” Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaOther articles by this author:

关键词: subependymoma;    giant;    solid cystic;    fourth ventricle;   

DOI  :  10.1515/romneu-2016-0073

学科分类：精神健康和精神病学

来源: Romanian Society of Neurosurgery

【 摘 要 】

Subependymomas are a rare subtype of ependymomas, slow growing WHO grade I tumors that develop either intracranial from the subependymal glial precursor cells layer of the ventricles or intramedullary. These tumors originate in the undifferentiated Subependymal layer of cells that can become either ependymocytes or astrocytes. Most of the subependymomas are located inside the fourth ventricle (50-60%). We reviewed the case of a 40 years old woman with a giant solid cystic fourth ventricle ependymoma. The patient underwent total resection of the tumor through a subociipital transvermian approach. We discussed the characteristics of these benign tumors and reviewed the literature on this subject and concluded that total resection is the treatment of choice for symptomatic Subependymomas localized in posterior fossa.

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