Ependymomas are also glial cell tumors. 2% of brain tumors are ependymomas. They usually develop from the ventricles or spinal cord lining, called the ependymal layer. In children, commonly found in the posterior fossa’s fourth ventricular floor. The tumor blocks the flow of the CSF, causing ICP (increased intracranial pressure). Raised ICP symptoms are intractable headache, vomiting, and loss of consciousness. In childhood, they are commonly seen below ten years of age. It is frequently found in adults in the spinal cord or the supratentorial region. The best imaging modality is MRI to know the extent of the tumor.

Ependymomas are slow growing but recur after treatment is completed. Recurrence of ependymomas results in the treatment being more complicated secondary to more invasiveness. It might need chemotherapy and radiation therapy based on the individual patient’s tumor aggressiveness. Dr. Rao’s hospital is the best neurosurgery hospital with the latest up-to-date technology to treat ependymoma, the brain tumor, with precision and accuracy using neuromonitoring and neuronavigation.

Clinical Features: 

Increased ICP: Headache or vomiting, vision changes, or hearing or balance incoordination.

Spinal Cord: Weakness, pain, bowel or bladder incontinence

Diagnosis

Tests and procedures include:

• Neurological exam: checking for the child’s vision, hearing, balance, coordination, strength, and reflexes. 
• Imaging tests. MRI of both brain and spine should be done Because ependymoma can occur in both the brain and spine, 
• They are removing cerebrospinal fluid for testing (lumbar puncture). The fluid is tested for tumor cells.

Treatment

Ependymoma treatment options include:

• • Surgery to remove the ependymoma. The goal of a neurosurgeon is to remove the entire tumor; if the whole tumor is removed, no additional treatments are needed. Remant or recurrence leads to either surgery or chemotherapy, or radiotherapy.
  • Radiation therapy. Remnant or recurrence leads to the use of either Conformal RT, intensity-modulated RT, or proton therapy for precision.
  • Radiosurgery. If it recurs following surgery and radiation.
  • Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy isn’t very effective.

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