Anaplastic ependymoma: a case report

Authors

  • Eliecer A. Figueroa Verdecia Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Daylanis V. Figueroa Verdecia Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba.
  • Jenny L. Álvarez Santos

Keywords:

ependymoma, diagnostic techniques and procedures, craniotomy

Abstract

The ependymomas represent almost 5 percent of intracranial gliomas in adults, and 10 percent of central nervous system tumors in children. Its appearance takes place at about 5 years of age and after 35 years of age. The case of a 24-year-old white male with a diagnosis of a tumor the fourth ventricle is presented in this article. The patient was treated at the Arnaldo Milian Castro Provincial University Hospital.

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Author Biographies

Eliecer A. Figueroa Verdecia, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Neurocirugía. Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Daylanis V. Figueroa Verdecia, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba.

Doctora en Ciencias Psicológicas. Profesora Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Jenny L. Álvarez Santos

Médico General Básico.

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Figueroa Verdecia EA, Figueroa Verdecia DV, Álvarez Santos JL. Anaplastic ependymoma: a case report. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2010 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];4(1):48-51. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/489

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2010): January-March

Section

Case Reports

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