Complete Removal of Giant Craniophanyngioma by Drainage Through the Ommaya Reservior.
- Author:
Jun Ho BAE
1
;
Sam Kyu KO
;
Oh Lyong KIM
;
Yong Chul CHI
;
Byung Yearn CHOI
;
Soo Ho CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Young Nam University, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Giant cystic craniopharyngioma;
Combined approach;
Radical excision
- MeSH:
Craniopharyngioma;
Drainage*;
Humans
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1994;23(8):971-976
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Craniopharyngioma is one of the most challenging, Frustrating, and humbling benign intracranial tumors of childhood. Its behavior is a clinical malignancy even though it is benign tumor in microscopically. There is no single treatment of craniopharyngioma and there must be a plan customized for eacg patient. This decision may, be made from diagnostic studies alone, but in most cases exploration of the tumor and the testing of its adherence to its surroundings will be the only thorough and fair way to determine whether it can be totally excised or not. So the choice of treatment is "individualize". We experienced one case of giant cystic craniopharyngioma and performed combined operaion whih were percutaneous intermittent drainage of cystic fluid through Ommaya reservoir and following microsurgical radial excision. There was no complication and marked intellectual and psychological improvement until todays for 20 months.
