P01.125 intraventricular high grade glioma: neuroendoscopy and adjuvant therapy

摘要

BackgroundIn ventricular high grade glioma the obstructive hydrocephalus and the subsequent neurological worsening are usually the limit for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Recently, in ventricular tumours causing obstructive hydrocephalus neuroendoscopy has gained even more appeal as a first choice procedure since it is possible to simultaneously perform tumour biopsy and endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) or septostomy. The immediate relief of intracranial hypertension improve KPS and the availability of specimens for a pathological diagnosis allow time for planning the most suitable treatment strategy based on histological diagnosis and CSF tumour markers.