Stereotaxic biopsy of brain-stem tumours in children
| Autor: | Vijay K. Kak, Chhang Wh, Rajwanshi A, Banerjee Ak |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Open biopsy Adolescent Biopsy Astrocytoma Computed tomographic Stereotaxic Techniques Lesion Mesencephalon Pons Glioma medicine Humans Oculomotor nerve palsy Child Biopsy procedure Medulla Oblongata medicine.diagnostic_test Brain Neoplasms business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Survival Rate Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Neurology (clinical) Radiology Neurosurgery medicine.symptom business Brain Stem |
| Zdroj: | Child's Nervous System. 6:409-411 |
| ISSN: | 1433-0350 0256-7040 |
| Popis: | Stereotaxic biopsies were performed in a series of 14 patients with clinical and computed tomographic evidence of a brain-stem lesion. Seven of these cases were in the paediatric age group (under 15 years of age). Biopsies were obtained by means of the Leksell stereotaxic system, through the transcerebellar (three cases) or transfrontal route (four cases). A definite tumour diagnosis could be obtained in all cases. No patients were subjected to open biopsy, as the further management of their tumours did not warrant surgery. One patient developed transient oculomotor nerve palsy. There was no mortality related to the biopsy procedure in this series. The biopsy technique and its utility and safety are discussed. |
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