Papillary Ependymoma WHO Grade II of the Aqueduct Treated by Endoscopic Tumor Resection | Zendy

Andreas M. Stark | Zendy; Heinz-Herrmann Hugo | Zendy; Arya Nabavi | Zendy; H. Maximilian Mehdorn | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Papillary Ependymoma WHO Grade II of the Aqueduct Treated by Endoscopic Tumor Resection

Author(s) -

Andreas M. Stark,

Heinz-Herrmann Hugo,

Arya Nabavi,

H. Maximilian Mehdorn

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

case reports in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1687-9627

pISSN - 1687-9635

DOI - 10.1155/2009/434905

Subject(s) - medicine , aqueduct , endoscopic third ventriculostomy , hydrocephalus , cerebral aqueduct , ependymoma , magnetic resonance imaging , ventriculostomy , spinal cord , endoscopy , resection , cerebrospinal fluid , surgery , radiology , pathology , archaeology , psychiatry , history

Papillary ependymoma is a rare tumor that may be located along the ventricular walls or within the spinal cord. We report the case of a 54-year-old patient with a papillary ependymoma WHO grade II arising at the entrance of the aqueduct. The tumor caused hydrocephalus. The tumor was completely removed via a right-sided endoscopic approach with restoration of the aqueduct. The free cerebrospinal fluid passage through the aqueduct was not only visualized by endoscopy but also controlled by intraoperative high-field magnetic resonance imaging. Therefore, an additional endoscopic third ventriculostomy was unneccessary.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research