Abstract
Tanycytic ependymoma is a rare fibrillary variant of ependymoma with a predilection for the spinal cord. We present an unusual supratentorial subcortical tanycytic ependymoma in a 17-year old male presenting with seizures. Only two other cases of subcortical tanycytic ependymoma have been reported.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Ependymoma / complications
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Ependymoma / metabolism
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Ependymoma / pathology*
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Frontal Lobe / pathology
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Frontal Lobe / physiopathology
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / metabolism
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
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Male
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Seizures / etiology
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Supratentorial Neoplasms / complications
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Supratentorial Neoplasms / metabolism
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Supratentorial Neoplasms / pathology*
Substances
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein