Evaluating the incidence and utility of microscopic metastatic dissemination as diagnosed by lumbar cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) samples in children with newly diagnosed intracranial ependymoma.
Fangusaro
Jason
J
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplantation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA. jfangusaro@childrensmemorial.org
Van Den Berghe
Clark
C
Tomita
Tadanori
T
Rajaram
Veena
V
Aguilera
Dolly
D
Wang
Deli
D
Goldman
Stewart
S
D000293:Adolescent; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies