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Ependymoma: A tumor that occurs in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Symptoms vary according to the aggressiveness, size and exact location of the tumor. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Ependymoma is available below.
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Ependymoma (WHO grade II) is the most common ependymal neoplasm. It is a slow growing tumor of children and young adults and is usually located intraventricularly. It often causes clinical symptoms by blocking CSF pathways. Key histological features include perivascular pseudorosettes and ependymal rosettes.(Adapted from WHO) - (Source - Diseases Database)
Ependymoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Ependymoma, or a subtype of Ependymoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Ependymoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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