Microsurgical decompression of tumor of a rare posterior third ventricular pathology

作者：Nanda Anil^*; Konar Subhas; Kalakoti Piyush; Maiti Tanmoy

来源：Neurosurgical Focus, 2016, 40(videosuppl1): V20.

DOI：10.3171/2016.1.FocusVid.15470

• microsurgical decompression
• occipital interhemispheric
• pineal mass
• papillary tumor
• posterior third ventricular pathology
• video

<jats:p>Of the posterior third ventricular tumors, a papillary tumor of the pineal gland is a rare entity that originates from specialized ependymoma of the subcommissural organ. In this video narration, we present a case of a 33-year-old male with headaches and recent cognitive decline due to a posterior third ventricular lesion. The patient underwent a posterior interhemispheric approach, and a gross-total decompression was achieved with no signs of recurrence in a 2-year follow-up period. With this case we highlight the microsurgical technique employed for decompressing tumors of the posterior third ventricular region with preservation of eloquent structures and draining veins.</jats:p><jats:p>The video can be found here:<jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://youtu.be/o0WbyOqmtX0" ext-link-type="uri" xlink:type="simple">https://youtu.be/o0WbyOqmtX0</jats:ext-link>.</jats:p>

• 出版日期2016-1