Tumor irrigation fluid enhances diagnostic efficacy in endoscopic biopsies of intracranial space-occupying lesions

摘要

Purpose Intraventricular neuroendoscopic CNS biopsies are small, fragmented, and tissue is frequently inadequate for diagnosis. We have attempted to increase cellular yield using tumor irrigation fluid (TIF) and a cyto-histological approach for diagnosis of intracranial tumors, cysts, and infections.