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Ependymoma is a tumor that arises from the ependyma a tissue of the central nervous system. Usually in pediatric cases the location is intracranial while in adults it is spinal. The common location of intracranial ependymoma is the fourth ventricle. Rarely ependymoma can occur in the pelvic cavity.Syringomyelia can be caused by an ependymoma.Ependymomas are also seen with neurofibromatosis type II.
