An ependymoma is a tumor that arises from the ependyma, a tissue of the central nervous system. In pediatric cases it is usually found within the skull, most commonly on the floor of the fourth ventricle, while in adults it is more often spinal, and rarely an ependymoma can occur in the pelvic cavity.
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An ependymoma is a tumor that arises from the ependyma, a tissue of the central nervous system.
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umor that arises from the ependyma, a tissue of the central nervous system. Usually, in pediatric cases the location is intracranial, while in adults it is spinal. The common location of intracranial ependymomas is the floor of the fourth ventricle. Rarely, ep
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