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Intraventricular Subependymoma With Obstructive Hydrocephalus: A Case Report and Literature Review.
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Abstract
Subependymomas are benign tumors of the ventricles that grow from the ventricular wall into the cerebrospinal fluid spaces within the brain, obstructing the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid and causing obstructive hydrocephalus. It is estimated that ependymomas represent between 0.2% and 0.7% of all intracranial tumors. They arise most frequently in the fourth ventricle (50-60%) and the lateral ventricles (30-40%). We present the case of a 50-year-old patient, previously diagnosed with an intraventricular process, admitted in our clinic. At neurological examination, the patient was cooperative, bradylalic, and bradypsychic, with right hemiparesis, postural and balance disorders, and occasionally sphincteric incontinence. MRI with contrast described a left intraventricular tumor, in the frontal horn of the left lateral ventricle with homogeneous appearance, with a maximum diameter of 50 mm and base of insertion at the adjacent ependyma of the foramen of Monro, which determined obstructive hydrocephalus. Total resection of the left intraventricular cerebral tumor was achieved. Histopathological analysis revealed a subependymoma. Postoperative recovery was slowly favorable, with significant neurological improvement. At neurological examination at three-month follow-up, the patient's right hemiparesis and unsystematized balance disorders improved. A contrast-enhanced CT scan was performed, highlighting left frontal sequelae hypodensity corresponding to the operated tumor, enlarged left lateral ventricle without active hydrocephalus, and no sign of tumor recurrence. At six-month follow-up, clinico-radiologic findings coincide with those from three-month follow-up. Subependymomas are slow-growing (grade 1) tumors and generally have a favorable prognosis. Unfortunately, due to their anatomical level, multiple complications can arise, caused from obstructive hydrocephalus complications, such as cognitive dysfunction and incontinence. Tumor resection should be complete, a successful operation being a challenge for every neurosurgeon.
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