Adult Posterior Fossa Anaplastic Ependymoma, Case Series and Literature Review. 2022

Huang-I Hsu, and Shu-Shong Hsu, and Wen-Yuh Chung, and Chi-Man Yip, and Su-Hao Liu, and Wei-Chuan Liao
Neurosurgery Division, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

Ependymomas are rare central nervous system tumors. The current treatment strategy is gross total tumor removal. Whether adjuvant therapy will be beneficial is controversial. We retrospectively analyzed 3 cases of World Health Organization (WHO) grade III posterior fossa anaplastic ependymomas treated with different treatment modalities. We aimed to identify possible treatment options for infratentorial WHO grade III anaplastic ependymoma in adults. We performed a retrospective analysis of 3 patients diagnosed with infratentorial anaplastic ependymomas in our institution from 2016 to 2020. The demographic data were documented. This case series of 3 patients does not meet the Department of Health and Human Services definition of research and does not need Institutional Review Board approval. All patients' informed consents have been obtained. One patient underwent subtotal tumor resection combined with adjuvant radiotherapy and Gamma Knife radiosurgery while the other 2 patients underwent gross total tumor removal combined with Gamma Knife radiosurgery or adjuvant radiotherapy. Tumors recurred in the first patient 20 months later, while the other 2 patents did not develop recurrence. The modified Rankin scale scores of these patients were 1, 0, and 0. All patients are followed up with regular magnetic resonance imaging at our facility. The strategy for treating WHO grade III anaplastic ependymomas is controversial, but gross total tumor resection remains the key element. Adjuvant stereotactic radiosurgery after tumor removal might be considered if radiotherapy is not an option. The role of chemotherapy is unclear, and the use of chemotherapy should be tailored to individual patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004806 Ependymoma Glioma derived from EPENDYMOGLIAL CELLS that tend to present as malignant intracranial tumors in children and as benign intraspinal neoplasms in adults. It may arise from any level of the ventricular system or central canal of the spinal cord. Intracranial ependymomas most frequently originate in the FOURTH VENTRICLE and histologically are densely cellular tumors which may contain ependymal tubules and perivascular pseudorosettes. Spinal ependymomas are usually benign papillary or myxopapillary tumors. (From DeVita et al., Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p2018; Escourolle et al., Manual of Basic Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp28-9) Ependymoma, Myxopapillary,Ependymoma, Papillary,Anaplastic Ependymoma,Cellular Ependymoma,Clear Cell Ependymoma,Papillary Ependymoma,Anaplastic Ependymomas,Ependymoma, Anaplastic,Ependymomas,Ependymomas, Anaplastic,Ependymomas, Myxopapillary,Ependymomas, Papillary,Myxopapillary Ependymoma,Myxopapillary Ependymomas,Papillary Ependymomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D015192 Infratentorial Neoplasms Intracranial tumors originating in the region of the brain inferior to the TENTORIUM CEREBELLI, which contains the cerebellum, FOURTH VENTRICLE; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; BRAIN STEM, and related structures. Primary tumors of this region are more frequent in children, and may present with ATAXIA; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; vomiting; HEADACHE; HYDROCEPHALUS; or other signs of neurologic dysfunction. Relatively frequent histologic subtypes include TERATOMA; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; GLIOBLASTOMA; ASTROCYTOMA; EPENDYMOMA; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; and choroid plexus papilloma (PAPILLOMA, CHOROID PLEXUS). Infratentorial Tumors,Posterior Fossa Neoplasms,Benign Infratentorial Neoplasms,Infratentorial Cancer,Infratentorial Neoplasms, Benign,Infratentorial Neoplasms, Malignant,Malignant Infratentorial Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Infratentorial,Neoplasms, Posterior Fossa,Posterior Fossa Tumors,Benign Infratentorial Neoplasm,Cancer, Infratentorial,Infratentorial Cancers,Infratentorial Neoplasm,Infratentorial Neoplasm, Benign,Infratentorial Neoplasm, Malignant,Infratentorial Tumor,Malignant Infratentorial Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Benign Infratentorial,Neoplasm, Infratentorial,Neoplasm, Malignant Infratentorial,Neoplasm, Posterior Fossa,Neoplasms, Malignant Infratentorial,Posterior Fossa Neoplasm,Posterior Fossa Tumor,Tumor, Infratentorial,Tumor, Posterior Fossa
D018714 Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Radiotherapy given to augment some other form of treatment such as surgery or chemotherapy. Adjuvant radiotherapy is commonly used in the therapy of cancer and can be administered before or after the primary treatment. Adjuvant Radiotherapy,Adjuvant Radiotherapies,Radiotherapies, Adjuvant

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