Use of bleomycin in intratumoral chemotherapy for cystic craniopharyngioma. Case report.

Autor: Cavalheiro S; Neurosurgery Department, São Paulo Federal University, Brazil., Sparapani FV, Franco JO, da Silva MC, Braga FM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of neurosurgery [J Neurosurg] 1996 Jan; Vol. 84 (1), pp. 124-6.
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.84.1.0124
Abstrakt: The authors present a case of a gigantic cystic craniopharyngioma that was treated with intratumoral injections of bleomycin. The mass had eroded the skull base and extended to the sphenoid bone. A total of eight intratumoral injections through an Ommaya reservoir were given. Six months after treatment, there was complete regression of the lesion and improvement in both visual and endocrinological symptomatology.
Databáze: MEDLINE