Supratentorial tanycitic ependymoma in a child
Keywords:
ependymoma, supratentorial neoplasms, third ventricle.Abstract
ABSTRACTThe authors report a rare case of tanycitic ependymoma in the third ventricle and the interventricular foramina in a four year old boy. Clinical, pathologic, radiologic, histologic and immunohistochemical findings are described, along with a brief literature review.
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