{"id":88022,"date":"2021-03-05T06:58:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T06:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=88022"},"modified":"2023-07-25T08:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T08:34:17","slug":"ependymoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/ependymoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Ependymoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tumour in the brain originating in the ependyma.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Brain neoplasm tumor derived from ependymal cells.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The third most common type of childhood brain tumor. An ependymoma develops from cells of the ependyma (the membrane lining the ventricles and the central canal of the spinal cord). Symptoms of this tumor include headache, vomiting, and an unsteady gait. Ependymomas are graded based on how abnormal their cells appear under the microscope. Treatment options include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A cerebral tumor derived from the glial (non-nervous) cells lining the cavities of the ventricles of the brain. It may obstruct the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, causing a hydrocephalus.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A tumor arising from fetal inclusion of ependymal elements.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>An uncommon glioma brain tumor, originating from the supportive glial cells in the nervous system, primarily affects children.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tumour in the brain originating in the ependyma. Brain neoplasm tumor derived from ependymal cells. The third most common type of childhood brain tumor. An ependymoma develops from cells of the ependyma (the membrane lining the ventricles and the central canal of the spinal cord). Symptoms of this tumor include headache, vomiting, and an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-e"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ependymoma - Definition of Ependymoma<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A tumour in the brain originating in the ependyma.Brain neoplasm tumor derived from ependymal cells.The third most common type of childhood brain tumor. 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