Glioma, Subependymal
Synonyms
Adult Subependymal Astrocytoma
Adult Subependymal Astrocytomas
Astrocytoma, Adult Subependymal
Astrocytoma, Subependymal
Astrocytomas, Adult Subependymal
Astrocytomas, Subependymal
Gliomas, Subependymal
Glioses, Subependymal
Gliosis, Subependymal
Subependymal Astrocytoma
Subependymal Astrocytoma, Adult
Subependymal Astrocytomas
Subependymal Astrocytomas, Adult
Subependymal Glioma
Subependymal Gliomas
Subependymal Glioses
Subependymal Gliosis
Subependymoma
Subependymomas
Rare, slow-growing, benign intraventricular tumors, often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. The tumors are classified histologically as ependymomas and demonstrate a proliferation of subependymal fibrillary astrocytes among the ependymal tumor cells. (From Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1997 Feb;99(1):17-22)