Surgery for Third Ventricular Tumors
Johnson R, Baehring J, Piepmeier J. Surgery for Third Ventricular Tumors. Neurosurgery Quarterly 2003, 13: 207-225. DOI: 10.1097/00013414-200309000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPineal region tumorsThird ventricular regionThird ventricleVentricular regionSubependymal giant cell astrocytomaVisual field impairmentThird ventricular tumorsGiant cell astrocytomaGoal of surgeryMultiple surgical approachesAnterior third ventricleCentral nervous systemCognitive memory deficitsAdjuvant chemotherapyInterhemispheric transcallosalParinaud's syndromeField impairmentNeurologic morbidityOutflow obstructionObstructive hydrocephalusClinical presentationSuprasellar tumorsVentricle resultsVentricular tumorsSurgical approach