Childhood Ependymoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version
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- General Information About Childhood Ependymoma
- Histopathologic Classification of Childhood Ependymal Tumors
- Stage Information for Childhood Ependymoma
- Treatment Option Overview for Childhood Ependymoma
- Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Childhood Subependymoma
- Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Childhood Myxopapillary Ependymoma
- Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Childhood Ependymoma, Anaplastic Ependymoma, or RELA Fusion–Positive Ependymoma
- Treatment of Recurrent Childhood Ependymoma
- Changes to This Summary (01/24/2018)
- About This PDQ Summary
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Changes to This Summary (01/24/2018)
The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.
Revised text to state that certain molecular characteristics may be unfavorable prognostic factors for pediatric ependymoma.
Added text to state that chromosome 1q25 gain, which is present in approximately 20% of ependymoma cases, is reported to be prognostic for inferior outcome for both posterior fossa ependymoma and supratentorial ependymoma (cited Andreiuolo et al. as reference 20).
Added Massimino et al. as reference 29 and level of evidence 2A.
Added Sato et al. as reference 21.
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