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A subependymoma is a type of brain tumor; specifically it is a rare form of ependymal tumor.The prognosis for a subependymoma is better than for most ependymal tumors and is considered a grade I/IV tumor in the World Health Organization (WHO) classification.They are classically found within the fourth ventricle typically have a well demarcated interface to normal tissue and do not usually extend into the brain parenchyma like ependymomas often do.