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anaplastic ependymoma
Microscopic pathology:
- more features of anaplasia
- appear mitotically more active
- often prominent vascular proliferation
Management:
Prognosis:
- corresponds to histological grade III
- May be similar to well differentiated ependymoma in patients treated with surgery & radiation.
Interactions
disease interactions
General
ependymal neoplasm
malignant glioma
References
- WHO International Histological Classification of Tumors.
Histological Typing of Tumours of the Central Nervous
System. Kleihues et al. Springer-Verlag 2nd ed. 1993
- PDQ statement http://www.