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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
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
Lateral ventricular neoplasms of the brain: differential diagnosis based on clinical, CT, and MR findings.
Jelinek J, Smirniotopoulos JG, Parisi JE, Kanzer M
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1990 Aug;155(2):365-72. doi: 10.2214/ajr.155.2.2115270. PMID: 2115270

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinicopathological analysis of rosette-forming glioneuronal tumors.
Liu J, Lin F, Sun Y, Liu X
Diagn Pathol 2024 Feb 22;19(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s13000-024-01465-6. PMID: 38388383Free 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
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
Emerging tumor entities and variants of CNS neoplasms.
Cenacchi G, Giangaspero F
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2004 Mar;63(3):185-92. doi: 10.1093/jnen/63.3.185. PMID: 15055442

Diagnosis

Clinicopathological analysis of rosette-forming glioneuronal tumors.
Liu J, Lin F, Sun Y, Liu X
Diagn Pathol 2024 Feb 22;19(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s13000-024-01465-6. PMID: 38388383Free PMC Article
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
Rare glial tumors.
Soffietti R, Rudà R, Reardon D
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;134:399-415. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00024-4. PMID: 26948368
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

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
Peduncular hallucinosis after debulking of a third ventricular pilocytic astrocytoma: Case report and review of the literature.
Evans LR, Drummond KJ
J Clin Neurosci 2021 Jan;83:96-98. Epub 2020 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.11.021. PMID: 33339693
Fourth ventricle tumors in children: complications and influence of surgical approach.
Toescu SM, Samarth G, Layard Horsfall H, Issitt R, Margetts B, Phipps KP, Jeelani NU, Thompson DNP, Aquilina K
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2020 Oct 23;27(1):52-61. doi: 10.3171/2020.6.PEDS2089. PMID: 33096529
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
Safety and diagnostic accuracy of neuroendoscopic biopsies: an international multicenter study.
Constantini S, Mohanty A, Zymberg S, Cavalheiro S, Mallucci C, Hellwig D, Ersahin Y, Mori H, Mascari C, Val JA, Wagner W, Kulkarni AV, Sgouros S, Oi S
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2013 Jun;11(6):704-9. Epub 2013 Apr 12 doi: 10.3171/2013.3.PEDS12416. PMID: 23581635

Prognosis

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
Endoscopic Transforaminal Transchoroidal Approach to the Third Ventricle for Cystic and Solid Tumors.
Tawk RG, Akinduro OO, Grewal SS, Brasiliense L, Grand W, Grotenhuis A
World Neurosurg 2020 Feb;134:e453-e459. Epub 2019 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.10.099. PMID: 31669244
Pilocytic Astrocytoma of Fornix Mimicking a Colloid Cyst: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Sharifi G, Rahmanzadeh R, Lotfinia M, Rahmanzade R
World Neurosurg 2018 Jan;109:31-35. Epub 2016 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.12.067. PMID: 28024978
Rare glial tumors.
Soffietti R, Rudà R, Reardon D
Handb Clin Neurol 2016;134:399-415. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802997-8.00024-4. PMID: 26948368
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

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
Expanding indications for the extended endoscopic endonasal approach to hypothalamic gliomas: preliminary report.
Zoli M, Mazzatenta D, Valluzzi A, Marucci G, Acciarri N, Pasquini E, Frank G
Neurosurg Focus 2014;37(4):E11. doi: 10.3171/2014.7.FOCUS14317. PMID: 25270130
Safety and diagnostic accuracy of neuroendoscopic biopsies: an international multicenter study.
Constantini S, Mohanty A, Zymberg S, Cavalheiro S, Mallucci C, Hellwig D, Ersahin Y, Mori H, Mascari C, Val JA, Wagner W, Kulkarni AV, Sgouros S, Oi S
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2013 Jun;11(6):704-9. Epub 2013 Apr 12 doi: 10.3171/2013.3.PEDS12416. PMID: 23581635
Transcallosal approach to tumors of the third ventricle. Surgical results and neuropsychological evaluation.
Villani R, Papagno C, Tomei G, Grimoldi N, Spagnoli D, Bello L
J Neurosurg Sci 1997 Mar;41(1):41-50. PMID: 9273858

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