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A Giant Sacrococcygeal Chordoma: A Case Report
Ehsan Keykhosravi,Amin Tavallaii,Mona Maftouh,Behzad Aminzadeh 대한뇌종양학회 2022 Brain Tumor Research and Treatment Vol.10 No.1
Sacrococcygeal chordoma is a rare malignant bone tumor. Although there are tough membranes such as the periosteum and presacral fascia (which resist transgression by the tumors), chordoma usually invades the rectal wall. The serious problem with these tumors is the late diagnosis and its high likeli- hood to become enlarged. The main treatment options for this tumor is surgical resection, radiothera- py, and chemotherapy. Due to the tumor vicinity to important organs such as bladder and its neurovas- cular structures, it makes surgical excision extremely challenging. The aim of this study is to describe a 50-year-old man with a giant sacrococcygeal mass. The novelty of this case report is the huge and unique size of the tumor which has not reported previously as well the special surgical approaches performed to remove the tumor.
Conus Medullaris Teratoma: Case Report and Literature Review
( Ehsan Keykhosravi ),( Amin Tavallaii ),( Hamid Rezaee ),( Kaveh Ebrahimzadeh ),( Masoud Pishjoo ),( Reza Abdi ),( Mona Maftouh ),( Behzad Aminzadeh ) 대한뇌종양학회 대한신경종양학회 2020 Brain Tumor Research and Treatment Vol.8 No.2
Teratomas are benign germ cell tumors that usually found out of their anatomical origin. Teratomas usually are found in sacrococcygeal area, gonads, mediastinum, cervicofacial region and intracranial fossa. Spinal teratomas are rare. In this study we describe a case of conus medullaris teratoma which was diagnosed based on imaging studies. The patient underwent surgery. We did bilateral laminectomy. The mass lesion had an obvious and rigid attachment to the conus medullaris. The wall of the lesion was resected as much as possible, but total resection of the lesion’s wall could not be done due to changes in neural monitoring. Previous related studies are reviewed.
Pineal and Suprasellar Germinoma Cooccurence with Vertebra Plana: A Case Report
( Farrokh Seilanian Toosi ),( Behzad Aminzadeh ),( Mohammad Faraji Rad ),( Sirous Nekooei ),( Mahsa Nahidi ),( Ehsan Keykhosravi ) 대한뇌종양학회 대한신경종양학회 2018 Brain Tumor Research and Treatment Vol.6 No.2
Germinoma is the most common type of intracranial germ cell tumors (GCTs). Pineal gland and suprasellar region are the most frequent sites of central nervous system (CNS) involvement. Intracranial masses caused by Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) mimics features of CNS GCTs. LCH frequently involve spine and is the most common cause of vertebra plana in children. A 15-year-old boy presented with progressing symptoms of polydipsia, polyuria, general headache, nausea and severe back pain. Brain MRI showed brain tumor with simultaneous involvement of suprasellar region and pineal gland. An excisional biopsy of suprasellar mass was done. The pathologic assessment confirmed the diagnosis of germinoma. Patient’s treatment continued accordingly. A spine MRI, done due to persistent backache, showed a vertebra plana. We reevaluated the primary diagnosis suspecting LCH. Germinoma of CNS was confirmed and a biopsy of vertebral lesion resulted in hemangioma. Thus we report a case of CNS germinoma with co-occurrence of vertebra plana. We emphasized the importance of histopathologic diagnosis of pineal/suprasellar masses and primary investigation of other CNS regions including spine for possible metastasis or comorbidities.