How Do You Treat Ependymoma?
An ependymoma is a tumor that usually originates from the central spinal canal but also may come from any ventricle. It is derived from ependymal tissue and classified by histology into three grades by the World Health Organization. Grade I includes myxopapillary ependymomas and subependymomas, Grade II is ependymomas not covered by Grades I and III, and Grade III consists of anaplastic ependymomas. The following steps will show how to treat an ependymoma. Manage ependymomas with chemotherapy-conventional radiation therapy and radiosurgery. The specific treatment program is actively debated, especially for intracranial tumors. Consider chemotherapy most strongly in children less than two years old. This is primarily driven by the need to avoid the adverse effects of radiation in patients this young. Chemotherapy has had variable success in treating ependymomas, but the best results have been achieved with a combination of carboplatin, cisplatin, etoposide, mechlorethamine and vincristi
