Radiation-induced anaplastic ependymoma with a remarkable clinical response to temozolomide: a case report.

H M Khoo, H Kishima, M Kinoshita, Y Goto, N Kagawa, N Hashimoto, M Maruno, T Yoshimine

Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.

British journal of neurosurgery 2013 Apr

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Radiation-induced gliomas are uncommon and therapeutic options are limited due to prior exposure to radiotherapy. Meanwhile, the chemotherapeutic response of anaplastic ependymoma, another rare entity in adults, is often disappointing. We report on the first recorded case of radiation-induced anaplastic ependymoma, in which an excellent clinical response to temozolomide was demonstrated.

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H M Khoo, H Kishima, M Kinoshita, Y Goto, N Kagawa, N Hashimoto, M Maruno, T Yoshimine. Radiation-induced anaplastic ependymoma with a remarkable clinical response to temozolomide: a case report. British journal of neurosurgery. 2013 Apr;27(2):259-61