Supratentorial tanycitic ependymoma in a child

Authors

  • Renata Bertanha UNICAMP
  • Fabiano Reis UNICAMP
  • Luciano de Souza Queiroz UNICAMP
  • Felipe Damasio Castro UNICAMP

Keywords:

ependymoma, supratentorial neoplasms, third ventricle.

Abstract

ABSTRACT
The 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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Author Biographies

Renata Bertanha, UNICAMP

Residente em Radiologia pela Faculdade de Ciências Médicas-UNICAMP.

Fabiano Reis, UNICAMP

Professor do Depto. de Radiologia da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas-UNICAMP

Luciano de Souza Queiroz, UNICAMP

Professor do Depto. de Anatomia Patológica da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas-UNICAMP

Felipe Damasio Castro, UNICAMP

Residente em Radiologia pela Faculdade de Ciências Médicas-UNICAMP.

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Published

2013-09-24

How to Cite

1.
Bertanha R, Reis F, Queiroz L de S, Castro FD. Supratentorial tanycitic ependymoma in a child. Rev. Fac. Ciênc. Méd. Sorocaba [Internet]. 2013Sep.24 [cited 2024Aug.16];15(3):79-81. Available from: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/9054

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Section

Case Report