Supratentorial Anaplastic Ependymoma with Bilateral Papilledema
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Recurrence in supratentorial anaplastic ependymoma.
AIM To study the outcome and recurrence in supratentorial anaplastic ependymoma. METHODS Sixteen cases of supratentorial anaplastic ependymoma were reviewed. The average age of presentation was 8.2 years ranging from 1 to 16 years of age. The mean duration between the onset of first symptoms to time of presentation was 4.2 months. Follow-up ranged from 5 to 58 months with a mean of 16.8 month...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Ophthalmology and Clinical Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2378-346X
DOI: 10.23937/2378-346x/1410025