Ependymal tumor

Ependymal cell tumors are tumors of the central nervous system that originate from the ventricle cells of the ventricle and the central canal of the spinal cord or the nests of white matter ependymal cells in the brain. They were first discovered by Virshow in 1863. According to the new classification of central nervous system tumors by the WHO in 1993, ependymal cell tumors are divided into ependymal tumors, anaplastic (malignant) ependymal tumors, mucous papillary ependymal tumors, and subventricular ependymal membranes Four types of tumors. Epimental tumors are low-grade, equivalent to Kernohan's grades Ⅰ and Ⅱ, while anaplastic ependymomas are equivalent to Kernohan's Ⅲ and Ⅳ. Mucinous papillary ependymal tumors are mostly found in the spinal cord and cauda equina.

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