Resection of Symptomatic Pineal Cysts Provides Durable Clinical Improvement: A Breakdown of Presenting Symptoms and Lessons Learned
Yeung JT, Young IM, Profyris C, Katsos K, Sughrue ME, Teo C. Resection of Symptomatic Pineal Cysts Provides Durable Clinical Improvement: A Breakdown of Presenting Symptoms and Lessons Learned. World Neurosurgery 2021, 150: e668-e674. PMID: 33771749, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.03.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic pineal cystsPineal cystsSurgical resectionClinical improvementDurable clinical improvementExhaustive conservative managementNon-headache symptomsDurable symptomatic reliefYears of agePresenting symptomConservative managementSymptomatic patientsSurgical candidacySymptomatic reliefVisual disturbancesClinical outcomesPatient populationRadiographic changesCerebral aqueductRetrospective analysisResectionPatientsVariable symptomsCystsHeadacheAggressive Progression of a WHO Grade I Meningioma of the Posterior Clinoid Process: An Illustration of the Risks Associated With Observation of Skull Base Meningiomas
Young IM, Yeung J, Glenn C, Teo C, Sughrue ME. Aggressive Progression of a WHO Grade I Meningioma of the Posterior Clinoid Process: An Illustration of the Risks Associated With Observation of Skull Base Meningiomas. Cureus 2021, 13: e14005. PMID: 33884246, PMCID: PMC8054942, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGrade I meningiomasI meningiomasSurveillance magnetic resonance imagingWorld Health Organization (WHO) grade I meningiomasSubstantial neurological deficitsSkull base meningiomasPosterior clinoid processMagnetic resonance imagingExpectant managementFurther surgeryNeurological deficitsSurgical resectionHistopathological confirmationResidual tumorAggressive progressionGrade ISmall meningiomasClinoid processClinoid meningiomasResonance imagingMeningiomasTumorsPrecarious locationPotential pitfallsResection