A Case of Astrocytoma in the Third Ventricle.

Min, Kyung Hun; Kim, Seung Ho; Goo, Whan Wae; Keum, Dong In; Kim, Youn; Chi, Je G

Original Article

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1984;13(3): 471-476.

Kyung Hun Min, Seung Ho Kim, Whan Wae Goo, Dong In Keum, Youn Kim, Je G Chi

¹Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Dae Jeon, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

ABSTRACT

In children, primary tumors of the third ventricle are uncommon. The majority of the lesion were infiltrating astrocytoma of the anterior portion of the third ventricle. Tumors within the third ventricle were benign, encapsulated, and respectable with good prognosis. But most surgerns have considered this tumors to be inoperable;accordingly shunting procedures followed by radiotherapy has been the treatment of choice. We recently experienced a case of astrocytoma which entirely filled the third ventricle with hemorrhage and reviewed the literatures.

Key Words: Astrocytoma; Third ventricle; Radiotherapy; Shunting procedure; Hemorrhage