Yong-Hyun Chai, Shin Jung, Jung-Kil Lee, In-Young Kim, Woo-Youl Jang, Kyung-Sub Moon, Jae-Hyoo Kim, Kyung-Hwa Lee, Seul-Kee Kim, Tae-Young Jung
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic factors and outcomes in patients with ependymoma to management plans. Methods: Between 1997 and 2013, 33 patients with 25 ependymomas (WHO grade II) and eight anaplastic ependymomas (WHO grade III) were pathologically diagnosed. Six were pediatric patients (mean age, 6.15 years; range, 1.3-11 years), while 27 were adults (mean age, 47.5 years; range, 19-70 years). Of those, there were 12 adult patients with totally resected ependymomas without anaplastic pathology and adjuvant treatment...
October 2017: Brain Tumor Research and Treatment