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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2018; 07(03): 249-252
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1601360
Case Report
Neurological Surgeons' Society of India

Ectopic Solitary Cortical Anaplastic Ependymoma in a Child: A Rare Entity with Short Illustrative Review

Sachin Guthe
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Pravin Survashe
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Vernon Velho
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Laxmikant Bhopale
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Poonam Darade
2   Department of Radiology, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Received: 24 July 2016

accepted after revision: 23 January 2017

Publication Date:
03 November 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Ependymomas are usually infratentorial and intraventricular. They originate from the ependymal cell lining of the ventricles. Cortical extraventricular supratentorial ependymomas are rare and fewer than 15 cases are reported worldwide. In pediatric age group, seven cases are reported. We report a rare case of 4-year-old boy with right frontoparietal anaplastic ependymoma who underwent gross total excision of lesion.

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anaplastic - cortical - pediatric ependymoma
 

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