Fourth ventricle tumors in children: complications and influence of surgical approach

• Published in: Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 52
• Main Authors: Toescu, Sebastian M, Samarth, Gargi, Layard Horsfall, Hugo, Issitt, Richard, Margetts, Ben, Phipps, Kim P, Jeelani, Noor-Ul-Owase, Thompson, Dominic N P, Aquilina, Kristian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Astrocytoma - diagnosis; Astrocytoma - surgery; Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms - diagnosis; Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms - surgery; Child; Child, Preschool; Choroid Plexus Neoplasms - diagnosis; Choroid Plexus Neoplasms - surgery; Ependymoma - diagnosis; Ependymoma - surgery; Female; Fourth Ventricle - pathology; Fourth Ventricle - surgery; Humans; Infant; Male; Medulloblastoma - diagnosis; Medulloblastoma - surgery; Neurosurgical Procedures - adverse effects; Neurosurgical Procedures - methods; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Retrospective Studies; Rhabdoid Tumor - diagnosis; Rhabdoid Tumor - surgery; surgical technique; complications; telovelar; posterior fossa tumors; cerebellar mutism syndrome; fourth ventricle; oncology

The goal of this study was to characterize the complications and morbidity related to the surgical management of pediatric fourth ventricle tumors. All patients referred to the authors' institution with posterior fossa tumors from 2002 to 2018 inclusive were screened to include only true fourth...