Pure ovarian ependymoma: report of a case treated with surgery, chemotherapy, irradiation and hyperthermotherapy

European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
F HiraharaH Kitamura

Abstract

Ependymomas usually develop from neuroectodermal organs. Pure ovarian ependymoma is an extremely rare tumor. We report a patient with ovarian ependymoma who died at the age of 28, 9 years after initial surgery and subsequent intensive combination therapy (chemotherapy, irradiation and hyperthermotherapy) for repeated relapses and metastatic tumors. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathological and immunohistochemical studies. For recurrent and persistent ependymoma, a combination of the treatment modalities described above is suggested to be beneficial in attenuating the rapid progress and spread of this disease.

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