Ventriculostomy and endoscopic biopsy of pineal mass with hydrocephalus and unexpected definitive diagnosis.

Ventriculostomy and endoscopic biopsy of pineal mass with hydrocephalus and unexpected definitive diagnosis. Neurocirugia (Astur). 2019 Mar 13;: Authors: Vargas López AJ, Luque Barona R, Galicia Bulnes JM, Al Ghanem Al Ghanem R, El Rubaidi Abdullah O Abstract A 72-year-old female with no relevant medical history consulted in the emergency room for a two-week history of headache, vomiting and gait disturbance. Head CT scan revealed obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to a pineal mass with compression of the third ventricle. Magnetic Resonance showed another mass located in the right Lushcka foramen. Endoscopic third-ventriculostomy and biopsy of pineal mass were performed. Pathological analysis was consistent with metastasis of carcinoma. Full-body CT scan showed a lung mass related to primary carcinoma. The patient received systemic treatment for metastatic lung cancer. She died two months after diagnosis. PMID: 30878484 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Neurocirugia - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Neurocirugia (Astur) Source Type: research