title: En-plaque ventricular ependymoma.
abstract: An extremely unusual case demonstrating rare behaviour of an ependymoma is presented. The tumour spread in an en-plaque fashion and involved the ependymal lining of the entire ventricular system. The patient, a 56-year-old male, presented with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure and truncal ataxia. The management issues are analyzed on the basis of a brief literature survey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Muzumdar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D004805:Ependyma; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058225:Plaque, Amyloid / Q000473:pathology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods