Cytogenetic study of 33 ependymomas.
Ependymomas are glial tumors. They constitute approximately 5-10% of intracranial tumors. Ependymomas are tumors which can recur. Predictive factors of outcome in ependymomas are not well-established. Karyotypic studies on ependymomas are relatively scarce, and no specific chromosomal change has been described in these neoplasms. We performed a cytogenetic study of 33 ependymomas, of which eight were recurrent tumors, to determine the type and incidence of cytogenetic changes.
Vagner-Capodano
A M
AM
Cytogenetic Oncology Laboratory, CHU Timone, Marseille, France.
Zattara-Cannoni
H
H
Gambarelli
D
D
Figarella-Branger
D
D
Lena
G
G
Dufour
H
H
Grisoli
F
F
Choux
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D003582:Cytogenetics; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015192:Infratentorial Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*