Tectal glioblastoma

被引:10
作者
Chaddad Neto, Feres
Lopes, Armando
Filho, Mario Alberto
Catanoce, Aguinaldo
Joaquim, Andrei Fernandes
de Oliveira, Evandro
机构
[1] Neurocirurgiao Inst Ciencias Neurol, Sao Paulo, Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Neurol, Campinas, SP, Brazil
[3] Ctr Hosp Coimbra, Ctr Neurocirurgia Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
[4] Neurocirurgiao Inst Ciencias Neurol, Sao Paulo, Brazil
[5] Inst Ciencias Neurol, Sao Paulo, Brazil
[6] Univ Estadual Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
[7] Inst Ciencias Neurol, Sao Paulo, Brazil
[8] Univ Estadual Campinas, Fac Ciencias Med, Campinas, SP, Brazil
关键词
brain stem; tectal plate glioma; glioblastoma;
D O I
10.1590/S0004-282X2007000600015
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Brain stem gliomas are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms arising mostly in paediatric patients. Tectal plate gliomas represent a particular type of brain stem tumours usually with a benign, indolent clinical course, presenting with signs of raised intracranial hipertension due to supra-tentorialhydrocephalous caused by aqueductal stenosis. Seldom high-grade lesions arise in this location with tremendous therapeutic implications. When a malignant tumour is clinically and radiographically suspected a biopsy should be performed to obtain histhological confirmation, Treatment is then planned in a case-by-case basis. We present the case of a glioblastoma of the tectal plate in a 22 years-old woman operated upon by a supracerebellar-infratentorial approach.
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页数:4
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