World Neurosurg
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The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal (EET) approach for skull base tumors has become increasingly popular. We know that bone defects in the skull base can cause cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, but for patients who need to be intubated through the nose, the tube can enter the brain through a skull base bone defect. ⋯ This particular case suggests that bone defects after EET surgery can not only cause cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea but also allow the entry of a nasogastric tube into the brain. For patients with a history of EET surgery, endoscopy-assisted gastric tube implantation can be performed if necessary.
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks usually happen in the early postoperative period. However, delayed CSF leak can happen several years after treatment. The purpose of this study was to review the characteristics and clinical course of delayed CSF leak after treating skull base tumors. ⋯ Patients with delayed CSF leak are more likely to have a history of radiation and to present with meningitis at diagnosis. Therefore, CSF rhinorrhea should always be suspected, even several years after treatment, if early symptoms of CSF leak develop in patients with a history of skull base tumor.
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The microRNAs (miRNAs) -26a, -24, and -21 have been reported as regulators of the P15/P16/RB1/E2F pathway, which plays a major role in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) progression. In the present study, their predictive marker for the progression of GBMs is evaluated and described. ⋯ The expression levels of miRNA-26a and -24 turned out to be promising predictors of further clinical course in patients with GBM multiforme.
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The temporal lobe is an important and complex anatomic region of the brain. Accurate knowledge of anatomic relationships becomes extremely relevant when deciding surgical strategy, such as epilepsy or oncologic surgery, involving this lobe. To our knowledge, there is no strong literature highlighting the relationship between white matter tracts and craniometric landmarks applied to temporal lobe surgery. We aim to describe the topographic relationship between the craniometric points and white matter tracts of the temporal lobe through dissection of cadaveric specimens and describe the potential preoperative usefulness of diffusion tensor imaging in relation to the anatomic features found during the dissections. ⋯ Through this kind of microsurgical anatomic study, a better understanding of the different anatomic layers of the temporal region might be achieved. This factor is essential in planning adequate surgery and strategies to operate in the temporal lobe, improving surgical results and minimizing functional deficits.
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This report presents a rare presentation of a ganglioglioma in the sellar/suprasellar region. On the basis of the patient's presentation and imaging characteristics, the initial diagnosis was craniopharyngioma. While gangliogliomas are already rare brain tumors that are usually found in the frontal and temporal lobes of young patients, the presentation of this tumor in the sellar region is exceedingly rare. ⋯ This case is a reminder of how much the field of neurosurgery relies on imaging modalities but also emphasizes the importance of histopathology in the field of brain tumors.