Ependymoma: Evaluation and Management Updates.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

To review state of art and relevant advances in the molecular genetics and management of ependymomas of children and adults.

Recent findings

Ependymomas may occur either in the brain or in the spinal cord. Compared with intracranial ependymomas, spinal ependymomas are less frequent and exhibit a better prognosis. The new WHO classification of CNS tumors of 2021 has subdivided ependymomas into different histomolecular subgroups with different outcome. The majority of studies have shown a major impact of extent of resection; thus, a complete resection must be performed, whenever possible, at first surgery or at reoperation. Conformal radiotherapy is recommended for grade 3 or incompletely resected grade II tumors. Proton therapy is increasingly employed espec

SUBMITTER: Ruda R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249684 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature