Ependymomas are the most common glial tumors of the spinal cord, including the conus medullaris, filum terminale, and cauda equina. This study involved eight ependymomas of the spinal cord ...

These tumors can cause headache, seizures, or impaired neurological function due to pressure on the brain or spinal cord. Ependymomas (tumors that develop from cells that line the ventricles of the ...

Tumours can start in any part of the brain or spinal cord. They are usually named after the type of ... Tumours that start in the brain are called primary brain tumours. Cancer that has spread to the ...

Tumors from glial cells are often aggressive ... These cells produce cerebrospinal fluid that protects the brain and spinal cord. Ependymoma presents as headaches, nausea, vomiting, dizziness.

Surgical management of the ependymoma resulted in an incomplete mild spinal cord lesion. Follow-up was performed in the spinal cord unit. The patient's neurological status remained unchanged since ...

There are no targeted therapies available to treat ependymoma due in large part to a lack of understanding of the tumor microenvironment. By leveraging a recently developed murine model ...