Overview

NCI Definition: A WHO grade II, slow growing tumor of children and young adults, usually located intraventricularly. It is the most common ependymal neoplasm. It often causes clinical symptoms by blocking cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Key histological features include perivascular pseudorosettes and ependymal rosettes. (WHO) [1]

Significant Genes in Ependymoma

APC +

CDK6 +

CTDNEP1 +

CTNNB1 +

DDX3X +

EGFR +

ERBB2 +

ERBB4 +

GLI2 +

H3F3A +

IDH1 +

IDH2 +

KDM6A +

KMT2C +

KMT2D +

LRP1B +

MDM4 +

MLH1 +

MSH2 +

MSH6 +

MYC +

MYCL +

MYCN +

OTX2 +

PMS2 +

PPM1D +

PTCH1 +

PTEN +

PVT1 +

RELA +

SHH +

SMARCA4 +

SMO +

SNCAIP +

SUFU +

TERT +

TP53 +

YAP1 +

ZMYM3 +

Disease Details

Synonyms
WHO Grade II Ependymal Neoplasm, Ependymoma, NOS, EPENDYMOMA, UNDETERMINED, WHO Grade II Ependymal Tumor, Ependymoma WHO Grade II
Parent(s)
WHO Grade II Glioma
Children
Spinal Cord Ependymoma, Papillary Ependymoma, Tanycytic Ependymoma, Brain Ependymoma, Brain Stem Ependymoma, Clear Cell Ependymoma, and Cellular Ependymoma
OncoTree Name
Ependymoma
OncoTree Code
EPM

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.