Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy and CyberKnife Radiosurgery of a Pineal Parenchymal Tumor of Intermediate Differentiation
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We present a case of an 82-year-old female with a pineal parenchymal tumor of intermediate differentiation (PPTID). She underwent endoscopic third ventriculostomy and endoscopic biopsy of the tumor with resolution of her presenting symptoms. Because of her age and comorbidities, she was treated with CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery. This is the oldest patient with PPTID that has been reported and is the first reported case treated with CyberKnife radiosurgery. Categories: Radiation Oncology, Neurosurgery
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