脑肿瘤

颅咽管肿瘤的手术入路选择及显微手术治疗；经眶上匙孔入路切除鞍结节脑膜瘤；经蝶窦入路显微切除垂体腺瘤；第四脑室肿瘤的诊断和显微外科治疗；大型嗅沟脑膜瘤的显微外科治疗[编者按]     

鞍结节脑膜瘤的手术入路选择及显微手术切除

目的 报道鞍结节脑膜瘤手术治疗的入路选择及显微手术的临床效果。方法回顾分析鞍结节脑膜瘤29例的临床资料，29例鞍结节脑膜瘤分别经额下、翼点或额下翼点联合入路，采用显微手术方法切除肿瘤。结果29例均采用显微手术治疗，全切除27例，大部分切除2例，无死亡。28例术后视力得到满意的恢复。结论选择正确的手术入路和采用显微手术治疗鞍结节脑膜瘤，可明显提高临床疗效。     

翼点入路显微手术切除巨大型鞍结节脑膜瘤

目的总结经翼点入路显微手术切除巨大鞍结节脑膜瘤的经验. 方法 2000年2月～2004年11月我院应用显微外科技术,治疗巨大鞍结节脑膜瘤18例.偏侧生长的肿瘤选择翼点入路,先处理肿瘤基底减少血供,再充分利用鞍区脑池及肿瘤与周围结构之间的蛛网膜界面,在保护好重要结构的前提下最大限度地切除肿瘤. 结果全切除16例(88.9%),次全切除2例(11.1%),无一例手术死亡.14例随访3个月～4年,平均2.5年,肿瘤无复发. 结论翼点入路可对中颅窝、鞍区病变进行良好暴露,提高巨大型鞍结节脑膜瘤全切除率.     

累及鞍区不同部位之脑膜瘤经颅手术入路的选择与评价

目的：探讨累及鞍区不同部位之脑膜瘤手术入路的选择。方法：以四级分类法评价经颅不同手术入路切除累及鞍区不同部位的脑膜瘤４３例所获显露程度。结果：经眶颧额颞下入路对鞍旁脑膜瘤显露最佳；经额鼻眶入路对鞍上脑膜瘤显露最佳，其次为经翼点入路。结论：鞍旁脑膜瘤首选经眶颧额颞下入路；鞍上脑膜瘤大型者首选经额鼻眶入路，中小型者可首选经翼点入路；向一侧桥小脑角发展的鞍后脑膜瘤可选用枕下入路。     

神经内镜辅助眶上锁孔入路切除鞍结节脑膜瘤

目的总结内镜辅助下经眶上锁孔入路显微手术切除鞍结节脑膜瘤的手术效果。方法13例鞍结节脑膜瘤采用眶上锁孔入路,先在显微镜直视下切除部分肿瘤,再在内镜辅助下切除残余肿瘤。结果肿瘤全切除12例（SimpsonⅠ级切除2例,Ⅱ级切除10例）,次全切除1例（SimpsonⅢ级切除）。11例术后随访3个月～6年,平均2.3年,〈1年恢复正常工作和生活9例,术后2年肿瘤复发1例,1年后恢复生活自理1例。结论内镜辅助下眶上锁孔入路切除鞍结节脑膜瘤克服了显微镜直视下的盲区,并发症少,创伤小,效果满意。     

大型前床突脑膜瘤的外科治疗经验

目的探讨前床突区手术临床应用解剖,提高前床突区肿瘤的治疗效果。方法回顾性总结1998-2004年收治的采用前外侧硬脑膜外入路手术的前床突脑膜瘤12例,其中视力减退者10例,头痛者11例。采用眶上翼点联合入路,肿瘤累及海绵窦者采用额颞眶颧联合入路。磨除前床突。硬脑膜外阻断肿瘤基底部血供。硬脑膜下切除肿瘤。结果本组患者全切除8例,次全切除3例,部分切除1例。全组无手术死亡。术前视力明显减退的10例患者,术后6例明显好转,2例改善,1例无变化,1例较术前恶化,其中术后视力无改变和视力恶化的2例均为术前有明显视神经萎缩的患者。结论前床突脑膜瘤采用前外侧硬脑膜外入路,磨除前床突,有利于肿瘤基底部的血供阻断以及前床突下肿瘤与颈内动脉的分离。眶上翼点联合入路可明显减小手术对脑组织的牵拉,有利于大型肿瘤上极的显露。     

经眶上翼点入路显微手术切除巨大鞍区肿瘤

目的 总结经眶上翼点入路显微手术切巨大鞍区肿瘤的经验。方法 经上翼点入路显微手术切除巨大鞍区肿瘤18例,其中垂体腺瘤7例,颅咽管瘤8例,生殖细胞瘤、脑膜瘤、成熟性畸胎瘤各1例。结果 肿瘤全切除12例,次全切除6例。术后随访4－23个月,恢复良好12例,生活自理3例,生活需人照顾2例,死亡1例。结论 眶上翼点入路能很好地显露鞍区 肿瘤及其周围结构,显微手术是安全切除肿瘤、保护下丘脑功能的关键。     

眶上微骨窗入路显微手术切除鞍上脑膜瘤

目的 介绍经眶上微骨窗入路切除鞍上脑膜瘤的显微外科技术和经验.方法 经眉内小切口5例,经翼点入路16例,采用眶上约3.5 cm×2.5 cm小骨窗开颅,显微外科技术切除鞍上脑膜瘤21例,肿瘤最大径2.8～6.2 cm,回顾分析其临床资料.结果 所有肿瘤显露良好,Simpson Ⅰ级切除5例,Simpson Ⅱ级切除15例,Simpson Ⅲ级切除1例.无手术死亡及严重并发症,术前视力障碍患者术后均有不同程度改善.术后随访6个月至5年,平均3.8年,影像学上肿瘤残留1例.结论 眶上微骨窗入路可替代传统额下或翼点入路切除鞍上脑膜瘤并具有手术创伤小、术后恢复快等优点.     

大型及中型复发性蝶骨嵴脑膜瘤的显微手术切除

目的：介绍应用显微手术切除大型及中型复发性蝶骨嵴脑膜瘤的经验及探讨复发的原因。方法：回顾分析24例大型及中型复发性蝶骨嵴脑膜瘤经额颞眶颧联合入路显微手术治疗的资料。结果：手术全切除(SinpsonⅡ级)14例，次全切除6例，大部分切除4例，其中肿瘤周边脑内嵌有孤立瘤结节5例。结论：经额颞眶颧联合入路与应用显微手术有助于对大型及中型复性蝶骨嵴离膜瘤的全切除。手术切除不全、术中肿瘤种植是蝶骨嵴脑膜瘤复发的原因。     

蝶骨翼脑膜瘤81例临床回顾分析

目的 总结蝶骨翼脑膜瘤的诊断、分型及手术治疗的经验和体会。方法 回顾性分析了经显微手术和病理证实的蝶骨翼脑膜瘤81例，其中内侧型43例，外侧型36例，扁平型2例，巨大型7例，大型63例，小型11例。采用改良翼点入路53例；额下翼点联合入路7例；经颧弓翼点入路15例；额颢眶颧入路6例。结果 Simpson Ⅰ级切除45例，Ⅱ级切除17例，Ⅲa级切除9例，Ⅲb级6例，Ⅳa级3例。术后本组患者颅高压、视力下降及眼球突出等临床症状均有不同程度的改善和恢复。术后随访9个月～6年，复发5例，3例行二次于术。结论 充分全面的术前评估，正确选择手术入路，熟练掌握术区显微解剖及显微手术操作，可以提高肿瘤全切率，减少术后并发症，以降低术后致残率和复发率。     

Outcome determinants of pterional surgery for tuberculum sellae meningiomas

Summary Background. Current literature on tuberculum sellae meningiomas is very heterogenous due to wide variation in nomenclature, diagnostic and operative techniques. The aim of this study is specifically to analyze the results of pterional craniotomy for tuberculum sellae meningiomas. A homogenous cohort of 42 consecutively operated tuberculum sellae meningioma cases are reviewed with special emphasis on the effects of pterional microsurgery on visual outcome. Methods. This is a retrospective clinical analysis. 42 consecutive patients operated upon during the period of 15 years in a single institution using standard imaging protocols and pterional microsurgery are presented and effect of various variables on visual outcome analysed. Findings. 81% of the patients presented with visual symptoms. The mean duration of symptoms was 12 months. Tumour volumes ranged from 7.5 to 210 mm³. A right sided pterional microsurgery was used in all patients. Complete resection rate was 81%. Vision improved in 58%, worsened in 14%. Non-visual morbidity was 7.1% and mortality was 2.4%. The follow up period of patients ranged from 3 to 192 months (median: 30 months). The mean was 37.5 months (SD = ±36.7 months) and a recurrence rate of 2.4% was observed. Conclusions. A standard pterional craniotomy using microsurgical technique provides the necessary exposure enabling total removal while keeping the complications to a minimum. Upon analysis of our findings we found that patient age of more than 60, duration of visual symptoms longer than 1 year, severe visual symptomatology, predominantly vertical growth, presence of significant peri-tumoural oedema, absence of an intact arachnoid plane and subtotal removal were correlated with a dismal visual outcome.     

Supraorbital keyhole approach for removal of midline anterior cranial fossa meningiomas: a series of 20 consecutive cases

The paper describes a retrospective study of a consecutive series of 20 midline anterior cranial fossa meningiomas (five of the olfactory groove, 14 of the tuberculum sellae, and one clinoidal), which were operated on via a supraorbital keyhole approach between 2002 and 2008. The series includes three males and 17 females (mean age 57 years, mean size of the tumors 3.5 × 3 cm, and mean follow-up 48 months). Gross total excision was achieved in 18 cases and subtotal resection in two. Out of 14 patients with visual deficits, nine patients improved, one remained stable, and three deteriorated. Two patients presented a recurrence 3 years after surgery. One peri-operative death was recorded. The subgroup of patients with tuberculum sellae meningiomas was analyzed in details. A meta-analysis of the major series of such meningiomas in the last 20 years has been performed in order to compare results of different surgical techniques. With regard to primary outcomes of these tumors, gross total removal, restoration of visual function, morbidity, mortality, and recurrence rates, the supraorbital approach, for selected cases, seems to offer valuable results, comparable with those reported in conventional and endoscopic approaches and with very low surgical aggressiveness. However, statistical data available from the literature, particularly on visual function, are still too limited to draw definitive conclusions. The best surgical option for the individual patient cannot yet be standardized and should be chosen on the basis of tumor anatomy, pre-operative clinical symptoms, and surgeon’s experience.     

Surgical management of tuberculum sellae meningioma: role of selective extradural anterior clinoidectomy

A retrospective analysis of 32 patients with tuberculum sellae meningiomas who underwent surgery via a unilateral pterional approach was performed. A selective extradural anterior clinoidectomy (SEAC) technique was added in 20 patients. All patients had visual dysfunction preoperatively. Macroscopically complete removal with Simpson grade II was performed in 28 patients (87.5%). The postoperative visual function improved in 25 (78.1%), did not change in 3 (9.4%), and worsened in 4 patients (12.5%). The SEAC technique was effective, especially for removal of the tumour extending into the sellae/pituitary stalk (9 patients), the optic canal (4 patients) and hypothalamus (4 patients) with preservation of the visual and endocrinological function. These results were superior to those of surgery without SEAC technique. This technique is therefore recommended for complete resection of the tuberculum sellae meningiomas extending to the surrounding anatomical structures as the SEAC procedure reduces the risk of intraoperative optic nerve injury considerably.     

Endoscopic endonasal extended transsphenoidal removal of tuberculum sellae meningioma (TSM): an experience of six cases

Abstract Aims. Tuberculum sellae meningiomas (TSMs) are usually removed through a transcranial approach. Recently, the sublabial transsphenoidal microscopic approach has been used to remove such tumours. More recently, endonasal extended transsphenoidal approach is getting popular for removal of tuberculum sellae meningioma. Here, we describe our initial experience of endonasal extended transsphenoidal approach for removal of suprasellar meningiomas in six consecutive cases. Materials and method. Six patients (four female and two male) who presented for headache and visual loss were investigated with MRI of brain that showed tuberculum sellae meningioma compressing visual apparatus. Average size was 3 × 3 cm in three cases and 4 × 4 cm in rest of the three. All patients underwent endoscopic endonasal extended transsphenoidal tumour removal, but in two patients with large tumour, microscopic assistance was needed. Complete tumour removal was done in all cases except one case where perforators seemed to be encased by the tumour and resulted in incomplete removal. The surgical dural and bony defects were repaired in all patients with thigh fat graft. Nasal packing was not used, but inflated balloon of Foley's catheter was used to keep fat in position. Result. There was mild postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage in one patient on the fourth postoperative day after removal of lumbar CSF drain and stopped spontaneously on the seventh postoperative day. There were no postoperative CSF leaks or meningitis in the rest of the cases. In one patient, there was visual deterioration due to pressure on optic nerve by grafted fat and improved within 4 weeks. At 4 months after surgery, three patients had normal vision, two patients improved vision comparing with that of preoperative state but with some persisting deficit; one patient had static vision, no new endocrinopathy and no residual tumour on MRI in five cases but residual tumour in remaining case was static at the end of the ninth month. Conclusion. The endoscopic endonasal extended transsphenoidal approach appears to be an effective minimally invasive method for removing relatively small to medium tuberculum sellae meningiomas. With more experience of the surgeon, larger tuberculum sellae meningioma may be removed by purely endoscopic techniques in near future.     

Delayed neurological deficit following resection of tuberculum sellae meningioma: report of two cases,one with permanent and one with reversible visual impairment

The most common presentation of patients with tuberculum sellae meningiomas is visual loss, and surgical resection is the main mode of treatment. Preservation of vision is not only the main objective of the surgery; loss of vision is also its main risk. Visual deterioration following surgery is usually apparent immediately post-operatively. Here we present two cases of patients who underwent resection of tuberculum sellae meningioma and whose vision following surgery was initially unchanged until the postoperative day two when dramatic visual deterioration occurred. In the first case this resulted in blindness, whereas in the second case vision recovered back to the preoperative state. The possible mechanisms of visual deterioration and modes of treatment are discussed.