Preferred Name

papillary ependymoma

Synonyms

papillary ependymoma

Definitions

A rare variant of ependymoma characterized by well formed papillae. Tumor cell processes abutting capillaries are usually GFAP-positive. Differential diagnoses include choroid plexus papilloma, papillary meningioma and metastatic papillary carcinoma. (Adapted from WHO)

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0003475

has_exact_synonym

papillary ependymoma

label

papillary ependymoma

prefixIRI

MONDO:0003475

prefLabel

papillary ependymoma

textual definition

A rare variant of ependymoma characterized by well formed papillae. Tumor cell processes abutting capillaries are usually GFAP-positive. Differential diagnoses include choroid plexus papilloma, papillary meningioma and metastatic papillary carcinoma. (Adapted from WHO)

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0016698

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