Posterior fossa ependymoma in childhood: 60 years event-free survival after partial resection—a case report

Childs Nerv Syst. 2015 Sep;31(9):1573-6. doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2766-7. Epub 2015 Jun 6.

Abstract

A 13-year-old boy with severe clinical symptoms and signs underwent surgery for a posterior fossa ependymoma in 1954. The tumor was adjacent to the floor of the fourth ventricle, and surgery was complicated by profound bleeding. Therefore, only a partial resection was performed. Postoperative radiotherapy was given to the posterior fossa. The recovery was uneventful, and he has been in full-time work until the age of 62 years and is now 74 years old. Repeated MRI scans demonstrate a stable residual fourth ventricular tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / pathology*
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Ependymoma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome