Long-Term Control of Recurrent Anaplastic Ependymoma With Extracranial Metastasis: Importance of Multiple Surgery and Stereotactic Radiosurgery Procedures-Case Report-
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Japan Neurosurgical Society in Neurologia medico-chirurgica
- Vol. 44 (12), 669-673
- https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.44.669
Abstract
An 11-year-old Japanese girl presented with a right frontal lobe anaplastic ependymoma. The tumor was removed surgically. However, she developed a secondary lesion and extracranial metastasis in the cervical lymph node. In total, she underwent eight intracranial tumor removal procedures, five stereotactic radiosurgeries with six targets, and five cervical lymph node removal surgeries during the course of 7 years. She is currently alive with a good quality of life, and has no major neurological deficits except right facial nerve palsy. The combination of surgery and radiosurgery can achieve local control of anaplastic ependymoma. Multiple surgery or radiosurgery procedures can result in good outcome, if the tumor does not involve crucial structures, even if extracranial metastasis occurs.Keywords
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