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Ravindra VM, Braca JA, Jensen RL, et al. Management of intracranial pathology during pregnancy: Case example and review of management strategies. Surg Neurol Int. 2015;6:43doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.153845.
Ravindra, V. M., Braca, J. A., Jensen, R. L., & Duckworth, E. A. (2015). Management of intracranial pathology during pregnancy: Case example and review of management strategies. Surgical neurology international, 643. https://doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.153845
Ravindra, Vijay M, et al. "Management of intracranial pathology during pregnancy: Case example and review of management strategies." Surgical neurology international vol. 6 (2015): 43. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.153845
Ravindra VM, Braca JA, Jensen RL, Duckworth EA. Management of intracranial pathology during pregnancy: Case example and review of management strategies. Surg Neurol Int. 2015 Mar 23;6:43. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.153845. eCollection 2015. PMID: 25883835; PMCID: PMC4392535.
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Surg Neurol Int. 2015 Mar 23;6:43. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.153845. eCollection 2015.

Management of intracranial pathology during pregnancy: Case example and review of management strategies.

Surgical neurology international

Vijay M Ravindra, John A Braca, Randy L Jensen, Edward A M Duckworth

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, 175 N. Medical Drive East, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, USA.
  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
  3. Department of Neurological Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 6501 Fannin St., Suite NC100, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

PMID: 25883835 PMCID: PMC4392535 DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.153845

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Intracranial tumors during pregnancy are uncommon, and they present an interesting challenge to both the neurosurgeon and the obstetrician. Special considerations must be made in every aspect of care. The authors use the rare case of a 27-year-old pregnant female with suspected pineal region tumor eventually diagnosed as a thalamic region ganglioglioma to review the current literature on management of pathology in this unique patient population.

CASE DESCRIPTION: A 27-year-old female who was 26 weeks pregnant presented to her obstetrician with complaints of headaches, blurriness of vision, and left-sided numbness and tingling. She was diagnosed with 1-cm mass in the pineal region and obstructive hydrocephalus. She initially underwent an endoscopic third ventriculostomy with biopsy of what appeared grossly to be a thalamic mass. The child was delivered via cesarean section at 39 weeks. Serial postpartum imaging demonstrated increasing tumor size and enhancement, which led the authors to proceed with subtotal resection via a supracerebellar infratentorial approach with stereotactic neuronavigation. Tissue specimens obtained for pathological analysis resulted in a revised diagnosis of World Health Organization (WHO) grade II ganglioglioma.

CONCLUSIONS: Pregnancy presents a challenge for any patient requiring neurosurgical intervention. We present an interesting case example with a rare central nervous system neoplasm and discuss the management of intracranial pathology in pregnant patients.

Keywords: Arteriovenous malformations; brain tumor; cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; gadolinium; ganglioglioma; immunoperoxidase; pregnancy

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