Surgical treatment of anterior callosal tumors.
OBJECTIVE
Thirteen patients with neoplasm of anterior corpus callosum have undergone our observation during the last two years.


METHODS
For the diagnosis, all the patients underwent TC, NMR and stereotactic biopsy. In 6 cases with glioblastomas, a radiation treatment was adopted. The other 7 patients underwent total surgical treatment in 5 cases, and partial in 2 cases, as documented by postoperative contrast-enhanced CT scanning. Histologically, there were: 3 glioblastomas, 1 grade III astrocytoma, 1 neuroblastoma (PNET), 2 pilocytic astrocytomas.


RESULTS
Neuropsychological tests carried out on the 5 patients still living showed persistent disturbances of verbal memory in all five and disturbances of verbal phonological fluency in 3 cases. No patient presented apraxia, dysgraphia and dyslexia.


CONCLUSIONS
Thus, no severe neuropsychological deficits developed after surgical treatment of anterior callosal tumors.
D'Angelo
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Department of Neurosurgery, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital IRCCS, S. Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy.
Napolitano
M
M
Gorgoglione
L
L
Scarabino
T
T
Latino
R
R
Simone
P
P
Bisceglia
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011379:Prognosis