NCIt synonyms : WHO Grade II Ependymal Tumor; WHO Grade II Ependymal Neoplasm; WHO Grade 2 Ependymal Tumor; WHO Grade 2 Ependymal Neoplasm;
NCIt related terms : CNS, ependymoma; Ependymoma, NOS;
NCIt definition : A WHO grade 2, slow growing tumor of children and young adults, usually located intraventricularly.
It is the most common ependymal neoplasm. It often causes clinical symptoms by blocking
cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Key histological features include perivascular pseudorosettes
and ependymal rosettes. (WHO);
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A type of brain tumor that begins in cells lining the spinal cord central
canal (fluid-filled space down the center) or the ventricles (fluid-filled spaces
of the brain). Ependymomas may also form in the choroid plexus (tissue in the ventricles
that makes cerebrospinal fluid).; NICHD: A malignant neoplasm arising from ependymal cells that line the ventricles
of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.;