title: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fangusaro
authors.forename: Clark
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Den Berghe
authors.forename: Tadanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajaram
authors.forename: Dolly
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aguilera
authors.forename: Deli
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Stewart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: 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