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Özden Erhan Sofuoğlu¹, Anas Abdallah²

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Health Science University, Bakirköy Research and Training Hospital for Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, Istanbul, Turkey.

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|October 6, 2018

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Surgical treatment for pediatric spinal ependymoma shows good outcomes, with gross-total resection (GTR) being more successful than in adults. Close monitoring is crucial due to the risk of drop metastasis.

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Clinical Outcomes Research

Background:

Assessing clinical and radiological outcomes of surgical treatment for primary spinal ependymoma in children.
Retrospective review of 46 pediatric patients (<18 years) undergoing surgery between 2004-2015.

Observation:

Mean patient age 13.3 years; common symptom: lower-limb weakness/numbness.
Lumbar spinal cord was the most frequent location.
Gross-total resection (GTR) achieved in 2/3 patients; mean follow-up 51.3 months.

Findings:

Good functional progress observed post-surgery, despite incomplete recovery in some.
One patient developed drop-seeding metastasis 6.3 years after initial surgery.
No complications or neurofibromatosis type 2 identified in this cohort.

Implications:

Laminoplasty and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring are vital for pediatric spinal ependymoma surgery.
Pediatric spinal ependymoma patients have better GTR and recovery rates than adults.
Continued clinical and radiological surveillance is recommended due to persistent drop metastasis risk.