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Surgical Approach to Mesencephalic Tumors

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Primary brain stem tumors are a group of diseases that may be located in the mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata. They are generally considered as diseases with a poor prognosis, because surgery nearby such eloquent structures within the brain stem is a great challenge for many neurosurgeons and complete resection can be achieved in only a small number of selected patients.

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  • Inferior Colliculus
  • Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy
  • Superior Cerebellar Artery
  • Brain Stem Glioma
  • Tectal Plate

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Bahattin Tanrıkulu M.D.

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Penang General Hospital, Penang, Malaysia

    Gurmit Singh M.D.

  3. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Acibadem University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    M. Memet Özek M.D.

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  2. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono Children's Hospital, Naples, Napoli, Italy

    Giuseppe Cinalli

  3. Dept. Neurosurgery, Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Wirginia Maixner

  4. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, Paris, France

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Tanrıkulu, B., Singh, G., Özek, M.M. (2015). Surgical Approach to Mesencephalic Tumors. In: Özek, M., Cinalli, G., Maixner, W., Sainte-Rose, C. (eds) Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11274-9_32

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