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KMID : 0359819940230080971
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1994 Volume.23 No. 8 p.971 ~ p.976
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Complete Removal of Giant Cystic Craniophanyngioma by Drainage Through the Ommaya Reservior
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고삼규/김오룡/지용철/최병연/조수호
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Abstract
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Craniopharyngioma is one of the most challenging, frustrating, and humbling benign intracranial tumors of childhood. Its behavior is a clinical malignancy even though it is benign tumor in microscopically. There is no single treatment of
craniopharyngioma and there must be a plan customized for each patient. This decision may. be made from diagnostic studies alone, but in most cases exploration of the tumor and the testing of its adherence to its surroundings will be the only
thorough
and fair way to determine whether it can be totally excised or not. So the choice of treatment is "individualize".
We experienced one case of giant cystic craniopharyngioma and performed combined oepration which were percutaneous intermittent drainage of cystic fluid through Ommaya reservoir and following microsurgical radical excision. There was no
complication and
marked intellectual and psychological improvement until todays for 20 months.
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