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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
Subependymomas are rare, slow-growing, benign intraventricular tumors, which often are asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally. The review of the literature shows more than 100 symptomatic cases, less than half located in the lateral ventricles. Here we report 8 cases of symptomatic subependymomas of the lateral ventricles, studied by CT and/or MR and treated by direct surgical approach. The suspicion of a subependymoma should arise when a patient older than 10-15 years with long clinical history presents an intraventricular tumor isodense on CT and isointense in T1 and hyperintense in T2 on MR, with scarce or discrete contrast enhancement. Surgical treatment is indicated in symptomatic subependymomas of the lateral ventricles and usually allows complete tumor removal. The prognosis is usually good, also without postoperative irradiation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0303-8467
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Cerebral Angiography, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Cerebral Ventricles, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Child, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Contrast Media, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Gadolinium DTPA, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Glioma, Subependymal, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Organometallic Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Pentetic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:9107462-Tomography, X-Ray Computed
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Symptomatic subependymomas of the lateral ventricles. Report of eight cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review