Microsurgery resection of giant cervicothoracic spinal ependymoma: Two-dimensional operative video
Ahmed Habib,
Hansen Deng,
N. U. Farrukh Hameed
et al.
Abstract:Background:
Ependymomas, rare glial brain tumors, account for <5% of all brain tumors. Interestingly, over 60% of ependymomas occur in the spinal cord of adults, including those originating from the filum terminale, while the rest are found within the brain. The World Health Organization (WHO) categorizes ependymomas into three grades: subependymomas and myxopapillary ependymomas ([MEPNs]; WHO grade I), classic ependymomas (WHO grade II), and anaplastic ependymomas (WHO grade III). Spinal ependymomas gener… Show more
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