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Endoscopic Resection of Pilocytic Astrocytoma of the Third Ventricle: A Case Report

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  • Said Hilmani

    (Ibn Rochd, University Hospital, Morocco)

  • Salma Lahlou

    (Ibn Rochd, University Hospital, Morocco)

  • Sadam Tawfik

    (Ibn Rochd, University Hospital, Morocco)

  • Abdelhakim Lakhdar

    (University of Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco.)

Abstract

Pilocytic astrocytoma of the third ventricle is a very rare localization. It occurs mainly during the first two decades of life. The tumor is most often revealed by an HTIC syndrome. Brain imaging allows to establishment of a diagnostic hypothesis, which is confirmed only after an anatomopathological study. We report the case of a six-year-old child with an astrocytoma of the third ventricle. He was admitted with intracranial hypertension. Agross total resection was performed using tans-frontal trans-ventricular endoscopy. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of pilocytic astrocytoma. Postoperative follow-up was straightforward, and the child made a full recovery. To our knowledge, only a few reports of intraventricular pilocytic astrocytomas have been published and none have described endoscopic resection in the pediatric population which can be a good alternative option in this case.

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  • Said Hilmani & Salma Lahlou & Sadam Tawfik & Abdelhakim Lakhdar, 2023. "Endoscopic Resection of Pilocytic Astrocytoma of the Third Ventricle: A Case Report," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 5(6), pages 52-54, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:5:y:2023:i:6:id:41806
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2023.5.6.1806
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