TITLE:
Case Report of a Septum Pellucidum Cavernoma Surgically Resected via Inferior Parietal Approach and Short Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Constantinos Picolas, Konstantinos Faropoulos, Kyriaki Kekempanou, Georgios Gatzounis
KEYWORDS:
Septal Cavernoma, Septum Pellucidum, Transcallosal Approach, Inferior Parietal Transcortical
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery,
Vol.6 No.2,
April
11,
2016
ABSTRACT: Background and Importance: Cavernomas of the septum
pellucidum represent an extremely rare subtype of CNS cavernous angiomas which
are a rare subtype of CNS tumors. Intraventricular cavernomas of the body of
the lateral ventricle are usually treated by the transcallosal approach. Clinical
Presentation: We present a case of a fifty-eight year old man with a septum
pellucidum cavernoma successfully treated operatively by means of the inferior
parietal transcortical transventricular approach. This unusual and scarcely documented
tumor was situated at the posterior third of the septum pellucidum. The patient
had a good recovery with no focal deficit. Conclusion: Septum pellucidum
cavernomas are extremely rare lesions. Inferior parietal transcortical approach
is a safe alternative to the commonly used transcallosal approach for lesions
of the posterior half of the septum pellucidum.