title: Surgical treatment of subependymomas of the central nervous system. Report of 8 cases and review of the literature.
abstract: The authors present a series of 8 pure subependymomas of the central nervous system surgically treated between 1965 and 1987. The clinico-pathological features and the results of surgical treatment of these benign tumours are discussed in the light of the most important literature on this topic.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università degli Studi-di-Roma, La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Artico
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bardella
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ciappetta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed