Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1990 Dec;7(2):167-172. 10.12701/yujm.1990.7.2.167.

Astrocytoma in the Bilateral Thalamus: A Case Report

• Chung ES
• Bae JH
• Han DR
• Doh ES
• Kim OL
• Chi YC
• Choi BY
• Cho SH

• KMID: 2377296
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.1990.7.2.167

Abstract

Astrocytoma in the thalamus in not so frequent in incidence (1%). Moreover, bilateral thalamic tumor is rare. Certain tumors of the thalamus are considered resectable but most of thalamic tumors are thought to be untouchable. Bilateral thalamic astrocytoma with hydrocephalus was diagnosed by stereotactic biopsy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt operation was done with result of improvement. We report a case of astrocytoma in the bilateral thalamus with literature review.

Keyword

Thalamic astrocytoma; Stereotactic biopsy; Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

MeSH Terms

Astrocytoma*
Biopsy
Hydrocephalus
Incidence
Thalamus*
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt