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Both univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were performed to assess the prognostic relevance of patient age and sex, extent of tumor removal, location of the tumor (supratentorial compared with infratentorial, median compared with lateral), tumor histological composition, and adjuvant therapies in affecting the 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate and overall survival (OS) rate. The following histopathological features, either alone or in combination, were analyzed: endothelial proliferation, necrosis, loss of differentiating structures (present compared with absent), the number of mitotic figures per 10 hpf, and cellularity (number of nuclei\/5 hpf). In addition, immunohistochemical detection of Ki-67 antigen was performed and the Ki-67 labeling index (LI) evaluated in all cases.<\/jats:p><jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\">The 5-year OS and PFS rates were 45% and 25%, respectively (median follow up 34 months). Four patients died of disease without remission (median 163 days) and disease in 21 patients relapsed: 18 in situ and three both in situ and distantly. On univariate analysis total surgical resection and median infratentorial location were associated with a better outcome (p &lt; 0.002) for both OS and PFS. Loss of differentiating structures was associated with poor prognosis (p &lt; 0.008) and the combination of necrosis, endothelial proliferation, and mitotic index greater than 5 was also a negative predictive factor for both OS (p &lt; 0.002) and PFS (p = 0.02). The PFS time was shorter in patients younger than 4 years of age and in patients in whom a Ki-67 LI greater than 1 was found (p = 0.03 and 0.006, respectively). Adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy were not relevant to prognosis. Moreover, among the 15 patients in whom total excision was achieved, OS was better in those who did not receive adjuvant therapies. In contrast, adjuvant therapies significantly enhanced PFS time in patients in whom tumor excision was incomplete.<\/jats:p><jats:p content-type=\"fine-print\"><jats:italic>Conclusions.<\/jats:italic> This study and analysis of the literature further highlight that total tumor removal is the treatment of choice for ependymomas in children. Postoperative measurement of residual tumor is required, especially because a subgroup of patients might be treated by surgery alone. Median infratentorial ependymomas have to be distinguished from the lateral type. 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