Ependymoma: grading and pathology

Evidence-based neurology checklist on ependymoma: grading and pathology: Pathology Ependymomas are tumours arising from the ventricular lining They originate from radial glial stem cells Grade I Grade II Grade III Classification by location

Pathology

  • Ependymomas are tumours arising from the ventricular lining
  • They originate from radial glial stem cells

Grade I

Grade II

Grade III

Classification by location

References

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