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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
Subependymoma is a rare low-grade glioma of the central nervous system that is often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. If symptomatic, however, its clinical features vary widely. We report and discuss the management of five surgical patients (two males and three females, 27-65 years old). All tumors developed supratentorially around the foramen of Monro, and their diameters ranged from 18 mm to 90 mm. Of the three symptomatic patients, one presented with sudden loss of consciousness despite having only a small tumor, while in contrast, another patient showed only gradual memory disturbance despite having a very large tumor (90 mm diameter). Two patients were asymptomatic but had ventricular dilatation. Gross total resection was achieved via either a transcortical (three patients) or an anterior transcallosal approach (two patients). No recurrence was observed during follow-up. We concluded that as surgery is the only curative treatment for subependymoma, and even a small tumor can present with sudden deterioration, we recommend early and total resection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1532-2653
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
201-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Asian Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Cerebral Ventricles, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Cerebral Ventriculography, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Consciousness Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Glioma, Subependymal, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Hydrocephalus, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Lateral Ventricles, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Memory Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Neurosurgical Procedures, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Tomography, X-Ray Computed, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:20036555-Ventriculostomy
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical features and management of five patients with supratentorial subependymoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan. hfujisawa@room.ocn.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports