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'''Ependymoma''' is a [[neuropathology tumour]].
'''Ependymoma''' is a [[neuropathology tumour]]. 
 
''Myxopapillary ependymoma'' is dealt with separately in the [[myxopapillary ependymoma]] article.


==General==  
==General==  
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Epidemiology:<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1334>{{Ref PBoD8|1334}}</ref>
Epidemiology:<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1334>{{Ref PBoD8|1334}}</ref>
*Usual site:
*Usual site:
**Adults: usu. spinal cord.
**Adults: usually spinal cord.
**Children: usu. posterior fossa.
**Children: usually posterior fossa.
*May be assoc. with [[neurofibromatosis]] 2.
*May be associated with [[neurofibromatosis type 2]].


There are four main ependymal tumors:
There are four main ependymal tumors:
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