Found at Old Age and Continuously Growing WHO Grade II Fourth Ventricle Ependymoma: A Case Report
Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
; : 141-146, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
A 74-year-old woman presented with a month-long nausea and vomiting, then she could not take a meal. She had found an asymptomatic 4th ventricular mass 6 year ago as a preoperative work-up for ovarian cancer. And during the yearly follow-up, the mass had grown continuously over 6 years, and caused symptoms in the seventh year. MRI revealed a large ovoid extra-axial mass in the fourth ventricle compressing adjacent medulla and cerebellum. Surgery achieved near total resection since the tumor tightly adhered to the brain stem of 4th ventricle floor. The histological diagnosis was ependymoma (WHO grade II). She transferred rehabilitation facility for mild gait disturbance, hoarseness and swallowing difficulty. Fourth ventricle ependymoma in the elderly is extremely rare and the growth rate has not been reported. Here, we present a rare care of 4th ventricle ependymoma found asymptomatic at elderly but continuously grow to cause local pressure symptoms.
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Sujet Principal:
Tumeurs de l'ovaire
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Réadaptation
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Vomissement
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Tronc cérébral
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Imagerie par résonance magnétique
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Cervelet
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Enrouement
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Études de suivi
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Quatrième ventricule
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Déglutition
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limites du sujet:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
langue:
En
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Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
Année:
2019
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Article