Pure cortical supratentorial extraventricular ependymoma.
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چکیده
Majority of ependymomas are infratentorial and intraventricular. Supratentorial and purely cortical extraventricular ependymomas are extremely rare and only five cases were reported. We report a 15-year-old male with left frontal cortical ependymoma. He had gross total excision of the lesion and was not given radioptherapy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology India
دوره 57 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009