still a challenge for pediatric neurosurgeons and oncologists.
Rel Gerald Boukaka, M.S1 , Pierre-Aurélien Beuriat
M.D, Ph.D 1,2, Federico Di Rocco M.D, Ph.D1,2, Pierre Leblond, M.D3, Cécile
Faure-Conter, M.D3, Line Claude,
M.D4, Alexandre Vasiljevic M.D, Ph.D5, Alexandru Szathmari, M.D, Ph.D1and Carmine Mottolese, M.D, Ph.D 1
1 Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hôpital Femme
Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69500, Bron, France
2 Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, 69100
Villeurbanne, France
3 Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology,
Institut d’hématologie et d’oncologie Pédiatrique, 69008 Lyon
4 Department of Radiotherapy, Centre Léon Bérard,
69008 Lyon
5 Department of Pathology and Neuropathology, GHE,
Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69500, Bron, France
Correspondance : Mottolese Carmine
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant
32 Avenue du Doyen Jean Lépine 69677 Lyon cedex, France
Tel : +33 4 72 35 75 72
Fax : + 33 4 72 11 93 28
E-mail :carmine.mottolese@chu-lyon.fr
Keywords: posterior fossa tumor; ependymoma; pediatric; surgery;
radiotherapy; chemotherapy
Word Count
Abstract: 239; Main text: 3540
Number of figures: 4
Running head: Posterior fossa ependymoma in children: a challenge
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