Dermoid Tumors

Jun 22, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Dermoid Tumors

Series Number of patients (M:F) Age range (mean) Pathology Location in PF Outcome/complication Recurrence/reoperation f/u period (mean) Schijman et al. [15] 7 2–6 years 2 dermoids PF 2 deaths (1…

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Radiotherapy Options of Brainstem Tumors

Jun 22, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Radiotherapy Options of Brainstem Tumors

Fig. 36.1 Focal brainstem glioma, sagittal T1 image Over the same period improvements in neurosurgical techniques and perioperative care have made surgery feasible for all except diffuse intrinsic tumors [1]….

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Radiotherapy in Medulloblastoma

Jun 22, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Radiotherapy in Medulloblastoma

Fig. 19.1 Prone (a) and supine (b) positioning for craniospinal irradiation with personalized thermoplastic mask and vacuum bag immobilizer 19.2.5 Target Volumes, Organs at Risk, and Techniques The following organs…

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Chordomas and Their Management

Jun 22, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Chordomas and Their Management

Fig. 47.1 CT scan of a clival chordoma (a) Axial slice showing a hypodense mass of the posterior aspect of the clivus (dotted line) contacting the brainstem (arrows) (b) Axial…

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Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor

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Fig. 41.1 Typical rhabdoid cells with granular chromatin, prominent nucleolus and eosinophilic cytoplasm, brisk mitoses, and apoptotic bodies (HE, ×100) Reticulin may be abundant in some AT/RTs, especially in the…

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Anatomical Connection of the Cerebellum

Jun 22, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Anatomical Connection of the Cerebellum

Fig. 4.1 Tentorial and suboccipital surface view of cerebellum The cerebellum has fissures that divide the organ into series of layers or leaves. The largest and deepest fissure is the…

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Lhermitte–Duclos (Section Rare Tumors)

Jun 22, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Lhermitte–Duclos (Section Rare Tumors)

Fig. 54.1 Cutaneous lesions of Cowden syndrome Nowadays, there is tendency to include LDD and Cowden syndrome in PTEN hamartomatous tumor syndromes (PHTS): a collection of syndromes characterized by germline…

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Posterior Fossa Gangliogliomas

Jun 22, 2017 by in NEUROSURGERY Comments Off on Posterior Fossa Gangliogliomas

Fig. 51.1 Axial and sagittal post-gadolinium T1-weighted images show a typical aspect of ganglioglioma in the left cerebellar hemisphere with a mass effect. The enhanced-T1 image demonstrates patchy enhancement Fig….

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