Ventricular metastatic dissemination of a paediatric craniopharyngioma: case report and literature review.
Distant intraventricular metastasis is extremely rare in childhood craniopharyngioma. Here, we report the isolated posterior ventricular recurrence of an adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma, in a child previously treated with surgery and proton beam therapy for local progression. The importance of surveillance imaging is highlighted, while specific surgical approaches and techniques are considered.
a Children's Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN) , Royal Manchester Children's Hospital , Manchester , UK.
Nick
N
Carleton-Bland
a Children's Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN) , Royal Manchester Children's Hospital , Manchester , UK.|b The Centre for Paediatric, Teenage and Young Adult Cancer, Institute of Cancer Sciences , University of Manchester , Manchester , UK.
John-Paul
JP
Kilday
a Children's Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN) , Royal Manchester Children's Hospital , Manchester , UK.|c Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre , University of Manchester , Manchester , UK.
Omar N
ON
Pathmanaban
a Children's Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN) , Royal Manchester Children's Hospital , Manchester , UK.|c Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre , University of Manchester , Manchester , UK.
Stavros
S
Stivaros
a Children's Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN) , Royal Manchester Children's Hospital , Manchester , UK.
Anna
A
Kelsey
a Children's Brain Tumour Research Network (CBTRN) , Royal Manchester Children's Hospital , Manchester , UK.|c Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre , University of Manchester , Manchester , UK.
Ian D
ID
Kamaly-Asl
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D038361:Neuronavigation / Q000379:methods; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D061766:Proton Therapy / Q000379:methods
Craniopharyngioma; dissemination; metastasis; paediatric; recurrence; treatment