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  • Title: Ependymomas. Factors in clinical and diagnostic staging.
    Author: West CR, Bruce DA, Duffner PK.
    Journal: Cancer; 1985 Oct 01; 56(7 Suppl):1812-6. PubMed ID: 4027918.
    Abstract:
    In ependymoma, there is evidence that indicates that age, sex, histologic patterns, functional status, location, duration of symptoms, size, and accessibility to surgical removal influence survival. The role of neuron-specific enolase and other biologic markers must await the accumulation of further information. Further advances in diagnostic imaging, immunodiagnostics, and intraoperative staging should lead to a better understanding of the disease and pinpoint prognostic factors more precisely. A profile that contains important information is suggested; this should eventually lead to the development of a staging system.
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