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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2017

Tectal glioma presenting with clinical triad of obesity, amenorrhea and central cord syndrome with radiological pentad of hydrocephalus, empty sella, suprapineal diverticula, Chiari and syrinx.

Sivashanmugam Dhandapani, Madhivanan Karthigeyan, Sushanta K Sahoo, Vivek Gupta

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Article in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sivashanmugam DhandapaniDepartment of Neurosurgery, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India. ssdhandapani.neurosurg@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3497-4255
Madhivanan KarthigeyanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Sushanta K SahooDepartment of Neurosurgery, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
Vivek GuptaDepartment of Radiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTectal gliomas (TG) are slow-growing tumors and generally present with features of increased intracranial pressure. CASE DESCRIPTION: We describe an unusual case of a young girl who presented with clinical triad of obesity, primary amenorrhea and central cord syndrome. The radiology unveiled a pentad of hydrocephalus, empty sella, suprapineal recess diverticulum, secondary Chiari malformation and cervical syringomyelia, masking a relatively obscure tectal plate glioma. She was subjected to endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV). All of her symptoms improved after ETV and the tumor is being followed up. The possible pathogenesis of such a highly atypical clinico-radiological presentation is described.

conclusionThis unusual syndromic presentation of tectal glioma without clinical features of increased intracranial pressure is probably due to increased compliance of third ventricular walls, and is relieved with ETV.

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AdolescentAmenorrheaBrain Stem NeoplasmsCentral Cord SyndromeEmpty Sella SyndromeFemaleGliomaHumansHydrocephalusMagnetic Resonance ImagingObesityVentriculostomyChiariEmpty sellaEndoscopic third ventriculostomyHydrocephalusSuprapineal recess diverticulumSyringomyeliaTectal glioma

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