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Third Ventricle Pilocytic Astrocytoma

MedGen UID:
1663242
•Concept ID:
C4744522
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A pilocytic astrocytoma occurring in the third ventricle. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThird Ventricle Pilocytic Astrocytoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Flexible Neuroendoscopic Diagnosis and Management of Ventricular Tumors: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Torres-Corzo JG, Islas-Aguilar MA, Cerecedo-López CD
World Neurosurg 2018 Oct;118:e707-e712. Epub 2018 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.023. PMID: 30010071
The role of neuroendoscopy in the management of solid or solid-cystic intra- and periventricular tumours.
Tirakotai W, Hellwig D, Bertalanffy H, Riegel T
Childs Nerv Syst 2007 Jun;23(6):653-8. Epub 2007 Mar 27 doi: 10.1007/s00381-007-0328-3. PMID: 17387489
Lateral ventricular neoplasms of the brain: differential diagnosis based on clinical, CT, and MR findings.
Jelinek J, Smirniotopoulos JG, Parisi JE, Kanzer M
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1990 May;11(3):567-74. PMID: 2349896Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Purely Endoscopic Supracerebellar Infratentorial Approach for Resecting Pineal Region Tumors with Preservation of Cerebellomesencephalic Vein: Technical Note and Preliminary Clinical Outcomes.
Gu Y, Zhou Q, Zhu W, Wu Q, Xie T, Wu S, Hu F, Yu Y, Sun C, Li C, Zhang B, Zhan L, Zhang X
World Neurosurg 2019 Aug;128:e334-e339. Epub 2019 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.04.146. PMID: 31028986
Intraventricular Glioblastomas.
Ben Nsir A, Gdoura Y, Thai QA, Zhani Kassar A, Hattab N, Jemel H
World Neurosurg 2016 Apr;88:126-131. Epub 2016 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.12.079. PMID: 26773981
Cerebellar mutism.
Tamburrini G, Frassanito P, Chieffo D, Massimi L, Caldarelli M, Di Rocco C
Childs Nerv Syst 2015 Oct;31(10):1841-51. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2803-6. PMID: 26351234
Endoscopic third ventriculocisternostomy for brainstem tumors.
Klimo P Jr, Goumnerova LC
J Neurosurg 2006 Oct;105(4 Suppl):271-4. doi: 10.3171/ped.2006.105.4.271. PMID: 17328276
Surgical therapy of lesions within the hypothalamic region.
Fahlbusch R, Schrell U
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1985;75(1-4):125-35. doi: 10.1007/BF01406333. PMID: 3993448

Diagnosis

Neural stem cell delivery of an oncolytic adenovirus in newly diagnosed malignant glioma: a first-in-human, phase 1, dose-escalation trial.
Fares J, Ahmed AU, Ulasov IV, Sonabend AM, Miska J, Lee-Chang C, Balyasnikova IV, Chandler JP, Portnow J, Tate MC, Kumthekar P, Lukas RV, Grimm SA, Adams AK, Hébert CD, Strong TV, Amidei C, Arrieta VA, Zannikou M, Horbinski C, Zhang H, Burdett KB, Curiel DT, Sachdev S, Aboody KS, Stupp R, Lesniak MS
Lancet Oncol 2021 Aug;22(8):1103-1114. Epub 2021 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00245-X. PMID: 34214495Free PMC Article
Cerebellar mutism.
Tamburrini G, Frassanito P, Chieffo D, Massimi L, Caldarelli M, Di Rocco C
Childs Nerv Syst 2015 Oct;31(10):1841-51. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2803-6. PMID: 26351234
Endoscopic diagnosis of an MRI-occult, low-grade glioma with ependymal dissemination.
Margetis K, Rajappa P, Cope W, Pisapia D, Souweidane MM
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015 Oct;16(4):377-82. Epub 2015 Jul 3 doi: 10.3171/2015.3.PEDS14444. PMID: 26140294
Endoscopic third ventriculocisternostomy for brainstem tumors.
Klimo P Jr, Goumnerova LC
J Neurosurg 2006 Oct;105(4 Suppl):271-4. doi: 10.3171/ped.2006.105.4.271. PMID: 17328276
Pilomyxoid astrocytoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis.
Khanani MF, Hawkins C, Shroff M, Dirks P, Capra M, Burger PC, Bouffet E
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2006 Mar;46(3):377-80. doi: 10.1002/pbc.20391. PMID: 15800886

Therapy

Neural stem cell delivery of an oncolytic adenovirus in newly diagnosed malignant glioma: a first-in-human, phase 1, dose-escalation trial.
Fares J, Ahmed AU, Ulasov IV, Sonabend AM, Miska J, Lee-Chang C, Balyasnikova IV, Chandler JP, Portnow J, Tate MC, Kumthekar P, Lukas RV, Grimm SA, Adams AK, Hébert CD, Strong TV, Amidei C, Arrieta VA, Zannikou M, Horbinski C, Zhang H, Burdett KB, Curiel DT, Sachdev S, Aboody KS, Stupp R, Lesniak MS
Lancet Oncol 2021 Aug;22(8):1103-1114. Epub 2021 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00245-X. PMID: 34214495Free PMC Article
The use of fluorescein sodium in the biopsy and gross-total resection of a tectal plate glioma.
Ung TH, Kellner C, Neira JA, Wang SH, D'Amico R, Faust PL, Canoll P, Feldstein NA, Bruce JN
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015 Dec;16(6):732-5. Epub 2015 Sep 25 doi: 10.3171/2015.5.PEDS15142. PMID: 26407010
Cerebellar mutism.
Tamburrini G, Frassanito P, Chieffo D, Massimi L, Caldarelli M, Di Rocco C
Childs Nerv Syst 2015 Oct;31(10):1841-51. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2803-6. PMID: 26351234
Orbital emphysema after endoscopic third ventriculostomy and posterior fossa surgery in the sitting position.
Solivera J, Navarro R, Costa JM
Childs Nerv Syst 2007 Jan;23(1):27-9. Epub 2006 Nov 7 doi: 10.1007/s00381-006-0255-8. PMID: 17089169
Peduncular hallucinosis: an unusual sequel to surgical intervention in the suprasellar region.
Kumar R, Behari S, Wahi J, Banerji D, Sharma K
Br J Neurosurg 1999 Oct;13(5):500-3. PMID: 10627784

Prognosis

Cerebellar mutism.
Tamburrini G, Frassanito P, Chieffo D, Massimi L, Caldarelli M, Di Rocco C
Childs Nerv Syst 2015 Oct;31(10):1841-51. Epub 2015 Sep 9 doi: 10.1007/s00381-015-2803-6. PMID: 26351234
Biphasic response of a tecto-mesencephalic pilocytic astrocytoma after Gamma Knife surgery--A case report.
Tuleasca C, Negretti L, Magaddino V, Maeder P, Lhermitte B, Borruat FX, Levivier M
Neurochirurgie 2015 Aug;61(4):275-8. Epub 2015 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2014.11.014. PMID: 26072229
Pilocytic astrocytomas with leptomeningeal dissemination: biological behavior, clinical course, and therapeutical options.
Buschmann U, Gers B, Hildebrandt G
Childs Nerv Syst 2003 Jun;19(5-6):298-304. Epub 2003 May 22 doi: 10.1007/s00381-003-0746-9. PMID: 12761643
Hypothalamic tumour with haemorrhage.
Devi BI, Shukla D, Bhat D, Santosh V
Childs Nerv Syst 2001 Sep;17(9):567-9. doi: 10.1007/s003810100449. PMID: 11585333
Surgical therapy of lesions within the hypothalamic region.
Fahlbusch R, Schrell U
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1985;75(1-4):125-35. doi: 10.1007/BF01406333. PMID: 3993448

Clinical prediction guides

Considerations on surgical strategies and associated risk profiles for endoscopic tumor biopsies within the third ventricle and periaqueductal region.
Teping F, Oertel J
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Dec;39(12):3407-3414. Epub 2023 Sep 8 doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-06122-9. PMID: 37682304Free PMC Article
Concomitant, Single Burr Hole Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and Tumor Biopsy for Pineal Lesions: Feasibility, Safety, and Benefits.
Leone A, Colamaria A, Fochi NP, Di Napoli V, Blagia M, Sacco M, Winkler G, Spetzger U, Almerayed W, Carbone F
World Neurosurg 2023 May;173:5-11. Epub 2023 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.01.082. PMID: 36764448
Concomitant intraventricular colloid cyst and low-grade astrocytoma of the brainstem in a 16-year-old boy.
Amirjamshidi A, Amiri RS, Alimohamadi M, Abbassioun K
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2011 Oct;8(4):342-5. doi: 10.3171/2011.7.PEDS11179. PMID: 21961538
Expression of thyroid transcription factor 1 in primary brain tumours.
Zamecnik J, Chanova M, Kodet R
J Clin Pathol 2004 Oct;57(10):1111-3. doi: 10.1136/jcp.2004.017467. PMID: 15452173Free PMC Article
Isolated parts of the ventricular system.
Cedzich C, Kaden B
Zentralbl Neurochir 1993;54(1):32-4. PMID: 8493837

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