Rapid shrinkage of remnant central neurocytoma after gamma knife radiosurgery: a case report.
Central neurocytomas are typically benign tumors that have high local control rates after gross total resection. Radiotherapy for residual or recurrent central neurocytomas is controversial. We report a 30-year-old male with a central neurocytoma in the lateral ventricle. The tumor was subtotally resected through a transcallosal approach, and subsequently treated with gamma knife radiosurgery. The tumor had shrunken markedly by 2 months after radiosurgery and remained unchanged during the one year follow-up period. Gamma knife radiosurgery may be an option for effective treatment of patients with residual or recurrent central neurocytomas.
Hara
Mutsuya
M
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. mhara.nsrg@tmd.ac.jp
Aoyagi
Masaru
M
Yamamoto
Masaaki
M
Maehara
Taketoshi
T
Takada
Yoshiaki
Y
Nojiri
Takeko
T
Ohno
Kikuo
K
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018306:Neurocytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016634:Radiosurgery