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References for Infratentorial Ependymomas in Children

This page was last updated on November 25th, 2022

  1. Kasliwal MK, Chandra PS, Sharma BS. Images in neurooncology: primary extraaxial cerebellopontine angle ependymoma. J Neurooncol. 83(1):31-2, 2007
  2. van Veelen-Vincent ML, Pierre-Kahn A, Kalifa C, et al.: Ependymoma in childhood: Prognostic factors, extent of surgery, and adjuvant therapy.J  Neurosurg 97:827-835,2002
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  4. von Haken MS, White EC, Daneshvar-Shyesther L, et al: Molecular genetic analysis of chromosome arm 7p and chromosome arm 22q DNA sequences in sporadic pediatric ependymomas. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 17:37-44, 1996
  5. Fink KL, Rushing EJ, Schold SC Jr, et al: Infrequency of p53 gene mutation in ependymomas. J Neurooncol 27:111-115,1996.
  6. Dimopoulos VG, Fountas KN, Robinson JS. Familial intracranial ependymomas. Report of three cases in a family and review of the literature. Neurosurg Focus. 15;20(1):E8, 2006.
  7. Chiu J, Woo S, Ater J, et al: Intracranial ependymoma in children: Analysis of prognostic factors. J Neurooncol 13:283, 1992.
  8. Ross G, Rubinstein L: Lack of histopathological correlation of malignant ependymomas with postoperative survival. J Neurosurg 70:31-36, 1989.
  9. Nazar GB, Hoffman HJ, Becker LE, et al. Infratentorial ependymomas in childhood: Prognostic factors and treatment. J Neurosurg 72:408-417, 1990.
  10. Nakasu S, Ohashi M, Suzuki F, et al.: Late dissemination of fourth ventricle ependymoma: A case report.J Neurooncol 55:117-120, 2001.
  11. Lefton DR, Pinto RS, Martin SW: MRI features of intracranial and spinal ependymomas. Pediatr Neurosurg 28:97-105, 1998.
  12. Tortori-Donati P, Fondelli M, Cama A, et al: Ependymomas of the posterior cranial fossa: CT and MRI findings. Neuroradiology 37:238-243, 1995
  13. Carson BS, Guarnieri M: Ependymoma; in Winn HR (ed): Youmans Neurological    Surgery, ed 5. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, 2004, pp 1043- 1051
  14. Smyth MD, Horn BN, Russo C, et al: Intracranial ependymomas of childhood: Current management strategies. Pediatr Neurosurg 33:138-150,2000
  15. Oya N, Shibamoto Y, Nagata Y, et al: Postoperative radiotherapy for intracranial ependymoma: Analysis of prognostic factors and patterns of failure.  J Neurooncol 56:87-94, 2002.
  16. Lassaletta A, Perez-Olleros P, Scaglione C, et al. Successful treatment of intracranial ependymoma with leptomeningeal spread with systemic chemotherapy and intrathecal liposomal cytarabine in a two-year-old child. J Neurooncol. 83(3):303-6, 2007.
  17. Grill J, Le Deley MC, Gambarelli D, et al. Postoperative chemotherapy without irradiation for ependymoma in children under 5 years of age: a multicenter trial of the French Society of Pediatric Oncology. J Clinical Oncology.1: 19(5), 1288-1296, 2001
  18. Paulino AC. The local field in infratentorial ependymoma: does the entire posterior fossa need to be treated? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1;49(3):757-61, 2001.
  19. Spagnoli D, Tomei G, Ceccarelli G, et al.Combined treatment of fourth ventricle ependymomas: report of 26 cases. Surg Neurol. 54 (1):19- 26, 2000
  20. Fritsch MJ, Doerner L, Kienke S, et al: Hydrocephalus in children with posterior fossa tumors: role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy. J Neurosurg 103:40-42, 2005.
  21. Sainte-Rose C, Cinalli G, Roux FE, et al: Management of hydrocephalus in pediatric patients with posterior fossa tumors: the role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy. J Neurosurg 95:791-797, 2001
  22. Lee M, Wisoff JH, Abbott R, et al: Management of hydrocephalus in children with medulloblastoma: prognostic factors for shunting. Pediatr Neurosurg 20:240-247, 1994
  23. Pollack IF: Pediatric brain tumors. Semin Surg Oncol 16:73-90, 1999

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