Doppler-sonographically guided resection of central nervous system hemangioblastomas
Autor: | Mukesch Shah, Beate Hippchen, Sven Gläsker, Vera Van Velthoven, Hartmut Ph Neumann |
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Přispěvatelé: | Surgical clinical sciences, Neuroprotection & Neuromodulation |
Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty von Hippel-Lindau Disease Adolescent Central nervous system disease Young Adult Hemangioblastoma medicine Humans Cyst Spinal Cord Neoplasms Von Hippel–Lindau disease Cerebellar Neoplasms Aged Aged 80 and over medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Vascular disease Magnetic resonance imaging Cerebellar Neoplasm Ultrasonography Doppler Middle Aged medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery Surgery Computer-Assisted Occipital nerve stimulation Female Neurology (clinical) Radiology business Follow-Up Studies |
Zdroj: | Neurosurgery. 68(2 Suppl) |
ISSN: | 1524-4040 |
Popis: | BACKGROUND: Central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas are a benign condition, which can be permanently cured by complete surgical removal. However, the vascular nature of these lesions and difficulties in localizing the tumors account for operative morbidity and recurrence. Power Doppler flow sonography has been proven useful during surgical removal of other vascular lesions. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of Power Doppler flow sonography for hemangioblastoma. METHODS: We used the SonoWand Invite (Sonowand AS, Trondheim, Norway) intraoperative navigation system in a consecutive series of hemangioblastomas operated on at our institution. Patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease as well as sporadic hemangioblastomas were included. RESULTS: The system was used on n = 64 consecutive hemangioblastomas operated on at our institution from 2007 to 2009. The tumors were localized in the cerebellum (n = 26), spinal cord (n = 27), brainstem (n = 10), and supratentorial (n = 1). In VHL disease was diagnosed 53 patients, and germline mutations of the VHL tumor suppressor gene were identified in 98%. Average tumor size was 1782 mm and 45% of the tumors were cystic. Forty-two of 64 tumors could be localized by grayscale sonography. All tumors were visible on power Doppler flow sonography. However, in 40 cases, only the pathological vessels and not the solid tumor itself enhanced on power Doppler. Postoperative MRI follow-up revealed remnant/recurrent tumors in 2 cases. CONCLUSION: Power Doppler flow sonography is a sensitive intraoperative tool to guide the surgical approach and resection and provides reliable resection control in surgery of CNS hemangioblastoma. |
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