Stereotactic biopsy for intracranial space occupying lesions : Experience in a referral hospital in Mexico

BACKGROUND: Stereotactic brain biopsy (SBB) is used for establishing the histological diagnosis of intracranial lesions that are not amenable for a direct surgical approach.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to describe our experience having an evaluation of the biopsy sample by a neuropathologist during SBB.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 140 consecutive patients who underwent SBB between 2014 and 2018 in whom trans-operatory analysis of the sample was performed.

RESULTS: There were 56% men. The mean age was 45 years. Histological diagnosis was performed in 131 of 140 patients (94% overall diagnostic yield). The presurgical radiological diagnosis was correct in 39%. Neoplastic lesions were reported in 108 cases, and 32 were non-neoplastic. We performed craniotomy and resection after biopsy in 14%. We found complications in 6% of patients.

CONCLUSIONS: SBB continues to be a safe, useful, and inexpensive procedure. The diagnostic performance of SBB increases when intraoperative cytological evaluation by a neuropathologist is included in the study.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:89

Enthalten in:

Cirugia y cirujanos - 89(2021), 6 vom: 30., Seite 763-768

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

Biopsia por estereotaxia para lesiones intracraneales: experiencia de un hospital de referencia en México

Beteiligte Personen:

Navarro-Olvera, José L [VerfasserIn]
Parra-Romero, Gustavo [VerfasserIn]
Carrillo-Ruiz, José D [VerfasserIn]
Aguado-Carrillo, Gustavo [VerfasserIn]
Soto-Abraham, Julián E [VerfasserIn]
Hernández-Valencia, Aldo F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biopsia
Biopsy
Brain tumor
Diagnostic yield
Estereotaxia
Histopathology
Histopatología
Journal Article
Rendimiento diagnóstico
Stereotaxy
Tumor cerebral

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.12.2021

Date Revised 28.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.24875/CIRU.20001009

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333884620