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Posterior fossa ependymoma

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Headaches

Patient Data

Age: child

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

MRI brain

mri

Selected images from an MRI of the brain demonstrate an enhancing passing though the left foramen of Luschka, appearing to arrise from the roof of the 4th ventricle. 

Case Discussion

This is a histologically confirmed case of a posterior fossa ependymoma

Note: as molecular profiling is unavailable in this case, it would have the diagnosis of posterior fossa ependymoma not otherwise specified (NOS). 

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