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Transventricular Biopsy of Brain Tumor without Hydrocephalus Using Neuroendoscopy with Navigation

  • Song, Ji-Hye (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kong, Doo-Sik (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Seol, Ho-Jun (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Hyung-Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2010.03.24
  • Accepted : 2010.05.23
  • Published : 2010.06.28
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Abstract

Objective : It is usually difficult to perform the neuroendoscopic procedure in patients without hydrocephalus due to difficulties with ventricular cannulation. The purpose of this study was to find out the value of navigation guided neuroendoscopic biopsy in patients with peri- or intraventricular tumors without hydrocephalus. Methods : Six patients with brain tumors without hydrocephalus underwent navigation-guided neuroendoscopic biopsy. The procedure was indicated for verification of the histological diagnosis of the neoplasm, which was planned to be treated by chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy as the first line treatment, or establishment of the pathological diagnosis for further choice of the most appropriate treatment strategy. Results : Under the guidance of navigation, targeted lesion was successfully approached in all patients. Navigational tracking was especially helpful in entering small ventricles and in approaching the third ventricle through narrow foramen Monro. The histopathologic diagnosis was established in all of 6 patients : 2 germinomas, 2 astrocytomas, 1 dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor and 1 pineocytoma. The tumor biopsy sites were pineal gland (n = 2), suprasellar area (n = 2), subcallosal area (n = 1) and thalamus (n = 1). There were no operative complications related to the endoscopic procedure. Conclusion : Endoscopic biopsy or resection of peri- or intraventricular tumors in patients without hydrocephalus is feasible. Image-guided neuroendoscopic procedure improved the accuracy of the endoscopic approach and minimized brain trauma. The absence of ventriculomegaly in patients with brain tumor may not be served as a contraindication to endoscopic tumor biopsy.

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