Surgical outcome of intraventricular tumors of the brain

Abstract

Intraventricular tumors (IVTs) are rare brain tumors presenting with varied clinical symptoms depending on their specific anatomical location and their different Histopathology. A retrospective analysis of 5 patients with IVTs presented in our institution from the period of 2 years from March 2020 to July 2022. The variables evaluated included the anatomical location, clinical symptoms, surgical approaches, postoperative complications and outcome of the patients. 2 cases of central neurocytoma, 2 cases of colloid cyst and 1 case of intraventricular epidermoid. Surgical approaches to IVTs should be tailored based on the anatomical location of the tumor, its dimension, tumor extension and in addition the experience of the surgeon with such approach and their preferences. Trans-cortical approach is still a safe surgical corridor for IVT resection, which gives good clinical outcomes.