title: Neuroendoscopic resection of posterior third ventricular ependymoma. Case report.
abstract: The practice of neuroendoscopy in the definitive management of cystic tumors and hydrocephalus has been well established. Resection of solid intraventricular tumors by a primary endoscopic technique, however, has rarely been demonstrated. The authors present the case of a 31-year-old woman in whom endoscopic resection of a posterior third ventricular ependymoma was successfully accomplished. Metastatic workup yielded no sites of dissemination, adjuvant radiation therapy was deferred, and the patient has been without radiographic evidence of disease after 6 months of follow up. Endoscopic resection of solid tumors appears feasible in select patients and warrants further evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Neal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Luther
authors.forename: Mark M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Souweidane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D044583:Neuroendoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014696:Ventriculostomy / Q000379:methods*