Extended endoscopic supracerebellar infratentorial (EESI) approach for a complex pineal region tumour-a technical note. 2018

Saurabh Sinha, and Elizabeth Culpin, and John McMullan
Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield, UK. Saurabh.sinha@sth.nhs.uk.

Endoscopic-assisted approaches have been shown to be a suitable alternative to the standard microscopic approach to pineal region tumours. With extension laterally into the ventricles, the 0° endoscope and microscope have significant limitations. We describe the extended endoscopic supracerebellar infratentorial (EESI) approach using angled endoscopes for a complex pineal region tumour that extended into the lateral ventricle. A 15-year-old boy presented with headaches and ataxia. MRI revealed a pineal region tumour extending into the lateral ventricle. The patient was positioned in the sitting position. The supracerebellar infratentorial corridor was accessed through a small craniotomy. The tumour was resected completely via the endoscope. Postoperatively, the patient's symptoms resolved completely. We believe that this case highlights the benefit of using the endoscopic extended supracerebellar infratentorial (EESI) approach to resect pineal region lesions that extend beyond the midline.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010871 Pinealoma Neoplasms which originate from pineal parenchymal cells that tend to enlarge the gland and be locally invasive. The two major forms are pineocytoma and the more malignant pineoblastoma. Pineocytomas have moderate cellularity and tend to form rosette patterns. Pineoblastomas are highly cellular tumors containing small, poorly differentiated cells. These tumors occasionally seed the neuroaxis or cause obstructive HYDROCEPHALUS or Parinaud's syndrome. GERMINOMA; CARCINOMA, EMBRYONAL; GLIOMA; and other neoplasms may arise in the pineal region with germinoma being the most common pineal region tumor. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p2064; Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p670) Neoplasms, Pineal,Pineal Neoplasms,Pinealocytoma,Pineoblastoma,Pineocytoma,Mixed Pineocytoma-Pineoblastoma,Pineal Gland Tumor,Pineal Parenchymal Tumors,Pineal Tumors,Mixed Pineocytoma Pineoblastoma,Mixed Pineocytoma-Pineoblastomas,Neoplasm, Pineal,Pineal Gland Tumors,Pineal Neoplasm,Pineal Parenchymal Tumor,Pineal Tumor,Pinealocytomas,Pinealomas,Pineoblastomas,Pineocytoma-Pineoblastoma, Mixed,Pineocytoma-Pineoblastomas, Mixed,Pineocytomas,Tumor, Pineal,Tumor, Pineal Gland,Tumor, Pineal Parenchymal,Tumors, Pineal,Tumors, Pineal Gland,Tumors, Pineal Parenchymal
D003399 Craniotomy Surgical incision into the cranium. Craniectomy,Craniectomies,Craniotomies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D044583 Neuroendoscopy PROCEDURES that use NEUROENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Neuroendoscopy, generally an integration of the neuroendoscope with a computer-assisted NEURONAVIGATION system, provides guidance in NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES. Neuroendoscopies

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