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Primary intraventricular oligodendroglioma.

Oligodendroglioma, usually found in the cerebral hemispheres may invade the ventricles, however primary intraventricular oligodendroglioma is quite uncommon with only a limited number of cases reported in the literature. A 39-year-old woman harbouring a primary oligodendroglioma of the left lateral ventricle was treated by subtotal removal of the tumour through a left frontal transcortical transventricular approach. The clinical, radiological and surgical details of the case are presented in correlation with the current data on oligodendrogliomas. Benefits of postoperative irradiation are stressed.

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Intramedullary epidermoid cyst of the cervical spinal cord associated with an extraspinal neuroenteric cyst: case report.

A 4-year-old girl presented with an intramedullary epidermoid cyst of the cervical spinal cord. The clinical, radiological, and surgical features and a brief critical review of the literature are included in this report. The cyst contents were removed totally in two operations. The child had a coexisting neuroenteric cyst in the posterior mediastinum. To our knowledge, this coexistence has not been previously reported. Contemporary imaging modes and prospects of the surgical treatment are discussed.

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A giant hyperostosing meningioma in a child.

A case of 15-year-old boy with a giant hyperostotic meningioma is presented. The patient had a huge prominence at the posterior parietal region. The CT scan showed a giant intracranial tumor in the left parieto-occipital region under the hyperostotic bone. The tumor and hyperostotic bone were totally resected with the involved portion of the sagittal sinus. Histological study revealed a meningioma. The presence of such a huge hyperostosis and some peculiarities of childhood meningiomas are discussed.

Adolescent↗

Unusual location of histiocytosis X. Presenting as a petrous apex syndrome.

The authors describe a case of histiocytosis X of the petrous bone presenting as petrous apex syndrome. The clinical, radiological, and histopathological features are discussed, and the pertinent literature is reviewed. To our knowledge, histiocytosis X of the petrous apex has previously been reported to cause this syndrome in only two cases.

Adolescent↗

Intracranial extension of meibomian gland carcinoma.

Meibomian gland carcinomas are rare, slow-growing masses that clinically mimic several benign and malignant processes. We report a patient with sebaceous carcinoma of the meibomian gland with intracranial extension and dural invasion, and discuss the clinical and pathological features of this uncommon entity.

Brain Neoplasms↗

Giant congenital meningioma in a newborn.

The authors report the case of a giant meningioma in a 5-day-old newborn. Congenital meningiomas are extremely rare. Five newborns with meningiomas have been reported in the literature to date. This is the first case of a newborn with a giant meningioma with supra- and infratentorial and intraorbital components.

Brain Neoplasms↗

N-acetylaspartic aciduria in Canavan disease: another proof in two infants.

Increased amounts of urinary N-acetyl-aspartic acid was found in two infants with biopsy proven Canavan disease. The aspartoacylase assay is a new tool for determining both the prenatal and antenatal diagnosis of Canavan disease. This assay should be screened in patients with early onset of psychomotor deterioration, macrocephaly, spasticity/hypotonia and white matter hyperleucency at CT scan.

Amidohydrolases↗

Papillary carcinoma of the sphenoid sinus associated with sphenoid sinus abscess presenting as cavernous sinus syndrome. A case report.

Primary carcinoma of the sphenoid sinus is a rare tumor that may present with dramatic neuro-ophthalmological-symptoms and signs of which spheno-cavernous syndrome is the best known clinical entity. The most frequently encountered histological types of the sphenoid carcinomas are squamous cell carcinoma and papillary carcinoma, in decreasing order of frequency. In this article, a papillary carcinoma of the sphenoid sinus associated with sphenoid sinus abscess is presented. We are not aware of previously reported papillary carcinoma of the sphenoid sinus associated with sphenoid sinus abscess presenting as a cavernous sinus syndrome.

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Optic glioma of childhood: clinical, histopathological, and histochemical observations.

This report documents the long-term clinical and histopathological behaviour of eight intraorbital and 16 intracranial optic nerve gliomas and relates the therapeutic data to the prognosis for both visual acuity and survival. The mean age at onset of symptoms was 8.6 years and at the diagnosis 10.9 years. It is generally held that proptosis is mild in intraorbital glioma, but we encountered marked proptosis ranging from 7 to 12 mm in six of the eight intraorbital gliomas, which contained abundant Alcian-blue-positive mucoid material. Of the patients with intracranial optic nerve gliomas 37.5% survived for a mean of eight years after treatment with radiotherapy or surgery combined with radiotherapy. At follow-up ranging from five months to 11 years only one of the six patients with intracranial gliomas had full visual acuity. Our observations emphasise that, although optic nerve gliomas are benign hamartomas, the prognosis for visual acuity and survival is unfavourable in cases which are diagnosed and treated late. Histopathological and histochemical observations suggest that increase in the amount of mucoid material may contribute to rapid enlargement of intraorbital and intracranial optic gliomas.

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Cerebral cladosporiosis.

A 49-year-old woman was admitted to Hacettepe Medical Faculty Hospital with the complaints of headache, nausea, vomiting, lethargy, and weakness on her right side. She revealed a history of pulmonary Cryptococcus infection 5 years before and she had been treated with amphotericin B. After clinical and laboratory investigation she was thought to have an intracranial mass, but her deteriorating situation did not allow any surgical intervention; she died within 7 days. On necropsy, hard, gray-white nodular pulmonary lesions, ranging 0.1-4 cm in diameter, basal meningitis, infarcts, and a nodular lesion 1.5 cm in diameter similar to those of the lung were present in the white matter of the right hemisphere of the brain. Microscopic examination revealed granulomatous inflammation caused by Cladosporium, which had brown pigment and septate hyphae.

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Intracranial solitary chondroma. Case report.

A patient is described who had a solitary left frontal intracranial chondroma originating from the falx cerebri. The tumor was totally removed. The diagnostic value of computerized tomography and the surgical findings in this rare pathological condition are discussed.

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Neurinoma of the oculomotor nerve. Case report.

A 15-year-old boy with a recurrent third nerve palsy who was found to have a neurinoma of the third nerve is described. Unusual features of his presentation and review of the literature relative to this rare tumor are discussed. Tumors derived from Schwann cells, which wrap around the axons of peripheral nerves, are called neurinomas, neurofibromas, plexiform neurofibromas, neurilemomas, and schwannomas. Neurinomas are usually localized in the peripheral nerves. The most frequent site of occurrence of an intracranial schwannoma is the acoustic nerve; however, the tumor may occur along the second, fifth, seventh, 11th, and 12th cranial nerves. Neurinomas of the oculomotor nerves are extremely rare. In the literature, there are only four reported cases clinically manifested and pathologically verified as neurinomas of the third nerve.

Adolescent↗