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PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY
Volume 39, Issue 1, Pages 50-54Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000070881
Keywords
cerebral cortex; ependymoma; dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor
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The authors report a rare case of a cortical ependymoma in a 10-year-old boy. The patient presented with complex partial seizures and a well-circumscribed, right frontal cortical mass. Routine microscopy showed a glial tumor with diverse histologic features. Immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy were required to establish the definitive diagnosis of cortical ependymoma. Cortical-based pediatric brain tumors range from World Health Organization grade I to III lesions and require significantly different treatment and follow-up. This case illustrates the importance of establishing an accurate neuropathologic tissue diagnosis of all pediatric cortical tumors.
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