Pediatric Supratentorial Ependymoma

  • Etiology: glial tumors with ependymal differentiation
  • Imaging: can be extraventricular in parenchyma
  • Clinical: more aggressive than 4th ventricle counterpart

Radiology Cases of Supratentorial Ependymoma

MRI of supratentorial ependymoma
Axial (above left) and coronal (above right) T1 MRI without contrast of the brain show a right hemispheric high signal intensity mass with mural nodules that is causing some mass effect to the left. The mass was also of high signal intensity on T2 MRI. Axial (below left) and coronal (below right) T1 MRI with contrast of the brain show enhancement of the mural nodules.