摘要
Supratentorial cortical ependymomas are uncommon in the pediatric population and extremely rare in very young children.Histologically,tumors of the anaplastic type are also less common in children.The authors report one case of anaplastic cortical ependymoma in a 16-month-old girl who presented with a 7-day history of left side weakness and rapid neurological deterioration.Brain imaging with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scanning showed a huge right fronto-parietal cystic and solid lesion compressing the brain parenchyma.The young child was operated via a transparietal approach with gross total resection of the lesion.The tumor’s histology was anaplastic ependymoma.Intensive chemotherapy was given post operatively and the patient remained well without recurrence after 20 months of follow-up.
