ependymal tumor
MONDO:0003266Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names ependymal tumor yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A group of neoplasms which arise from the ependymal lining of the cerebral ventricles and from the remnants of the central canal of the spinal cord. Ependymal tumors occur predominantly in children and young adults with varied morphological features and biological behavior. There are 4 types: ependymoma, anaplastic ependymoma, myxopapillary ependymoma and subependymoma. (WHO)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0003266), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: ependymal tumor
- Also called
- ependymal neoplasmependymal tumorsependymal tumours