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    Case Report Med. 2009;2009:434905. Epub 2009 Aug 24.

    Papillary Ependymoma WHO Grade II of the Aqueduct Treated by Endoscopic Tumor Resection.

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    Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Im Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany.

    Abstract

    Papillary ependymoma is a rare tumor that may be located along the ventricular walls or within the spinal cord. We report the case of a 54-year-old patient with a papillary ependymoma WHO grade II arising at the entrance of the aqueduct. The tumor caused hydrocephalus. The tumor was completely removed via a right-sided endoscopic approach with restoration of the aqueduct. The free cerebrospinal fluid passage through the aqueduct was not only visualized by endoscopy but also controlled by intraoperative high-field magnetic resonance imaging. Therefore, an additional endoscopic third ventriculostomy was unneccessary.

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    19724655
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    PMCID:
    PMC2734933
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