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<journal-id>1684-1824</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.Med.Electrón.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1684-1824</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1684-18242020000301826</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización de los pacientes con ependimoma intracraneal en el hospital pediátrico Juan Manuel Márquez. 2012-2017]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characterization of patients with intracranial ependymoma in the pediatric hospital Juan Manuel Márquez. 2012-2017]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Sierra Benítez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Enrique Marcos]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández Román]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Greysi]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Infante Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariela]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eglys]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas De Matanzas. Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Provincial Comandante Faustino Pérez Hernández  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Matanzas]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Internacional de Restauración Neurológica. CIREN  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Juan Manuel Márquez  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>42</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>1826</fpage>
<lpage>1838</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1684-18242020000301826&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1684-18242020000301826&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1684-18242020000301826&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: los ependimomas constituyen aproximadamente del 3-5 % de los tumores intracraneales y del 5-10 % de los tumores cerebrales, en la edad pediátrica.  Objetivo:  caracterizar los pacientes con ependimomas intracraneales intervenidos quirúrgicamente, en el Hospital Pediátrico ¨Juan Manuel Márquez. ¨  Materiales y método:  estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo, a pacientes en edad pediátrica con diagnóstico histológico de ependimoma de localización intracraneal. En el período de enero 2012 a diciembre 2017. El universo quedó conformado por todos los pacientes en edad pediátrica operados con diagnóstico histológico de ependimoma intracraneal en el lugar y período antes mencionado (N=22).  Resultados: la edad media fue 2,75 años con límites entre 1 y 17 y una desviación estándar de 3,65. Los pacientes del sexo masculino representaron el 63,64 %, la relación con el sexo femenino en los primeros 4 años fue de 1:1. En cuanto al cuadro clínico, se observó predominio de la hidrocefalia en el 72,73 % de los pacientes. Los ependimomas intracraneales de localización infratentorial, (63,64 %) predominaron. El 45,45 % de las lesiones estudiadas se correspondían con el subtipo histológico de ependimoma anaplásico.  Conclusiones: la combinación de cirugía, radioterapia y quimioterapia se empleó en la mayoría de los casos. Predominó el abordaje directo de la lesión a través de craneotomía y exéresis adecuada a la localización del ependimoma, sin embargo, en la mayoría solo se logró resección entre el 50 y 90 %. En la mayoría de los pacientes la evolución luego del diagnóstico, evidenció una tendencia hacia la estabilidad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  ependymoma are almost 3-5 % of the intracranial tumors and 5-10 % of the brain tumors in pediatric age.  Objective:  to characterize the patients with intracranial ependymoma who underwent surgery in the Pediatric Hospital ¨Juan Manuel Márquez.¨  Materials and method:  retrospective, descriptive study of patients in pediatric age with histological diagnosis of ependymoma of intracranial location in the period January 2012-December 2017. The universe was formed by all patients of pediatric age who underwent surgery with histological diagnosis of intracranial ependymoma in the before-mentioned place and period (N=22).  Results:  the average age was 2.75 years with limits between 1 and 17 years old. Male patients represented 63.64 %; the relation with female sex during the first 4 years was 1:1. Regarding the clinical characteristics, hydrocephaly predominated in 72.73 % of patients. Intracranial ependymoma of infratentorial location (63.64 %) predominated. 45.45 % of the studied lesions corresponded to the histological subtype of anaplastic ependymoma.  Conclusions:  the combination of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy was used in most of the cases. The direct approach of the lesion through craniotomy and a removal adequate to ependymoma location predominated. However, in most of them just the resection of 50-90 % was achieved. The evolution of most of patients after the diagnosis evidenced a tendency to the stability.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[brain tumor]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[intracranial ependymoma]]></kwd>
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