A clinicopathological review of spinal ependymomas in Northern Ireland.
Of eighty-three tumours of ependymal origin diagnosed in the twenty years 1969-1988 in Northern Ireland, fifteen were located within the spine. Two were in children, 13 in young adults with a mean age of 33 years. 70% presented with back pain and 60% had weakness of the lower limbs. Survival was found to correlate well with histological grading (WHO classification). The mean time of survival for tumours graded 1/2 was six years; there were three long-term survivors of 13, 17 and 18 years; 90% of the patients survived 2.5 years.
Carragher
A M
AM
Department of Neurological Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
Heatley
M K
MK
Mirakhur
M
M
Bailey
I C
IC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009660:Northern Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology