Extraneural metastatic anaplastic ependymoma: a systematic review and a report of metastases to bilateral parotid glands.

Gray UmbachTarek Y El AhmadiehAaron R PlittSalah G AounOm J NeeleyKristopher A LyonEkokobe FonkemJack M RaisanenJustin A BishopZabi WardakToral R PatelLarry MyersBruce E Mickey

Published in: Neuro-oncology practice (2019)

Anaplastic ependymoma with extraneural metastasis is rare. A combination of repeated surgical resection, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy can be used to manage recurrent and metastatic disease, but outcomes remain poor.

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