Review Article

Neuroendoscopic Resection of Intraventricular Tumors: A Systematic Outcomes Analysis

Table 2

displaying the various tumor histologies included in the study with corresponding data regarding the number of studies included, the number of patients, resection success, complication rates, and recurrence rates for each tumor type.

Tumor histologyStudied included Patients Complete or near-complete
resection (%)
Complications
Recurrence

Colloid Cyst21569441/550 patients (80.2%)83/556 patients (14.9%)49/498 patients (9.8%)
Hypothalamic hamartoma3302/30 patients (6.7%)14/30 patients (46.7%)ND
Unidentified3146/14 patients (42.8%)9/12 patients (75%)0/3 patients (0%)
Craniopharyngioma484/8 patients (50%)1/8 patients (12.5%)2/5 patients (40%)
Ependymoma577/7 patients (100%)4/6 patients (66.6%)1/7 patients (14.3%)
Subependymoma352/5 patients (40%)2/5 patients (40%)0/3 patients (0%)
Low-grade astrocytoma341/4 patients (25%)0/3 patients (0%)0/4 patients (0%)
Pineal cyst443/4 patients (75%)0/3 patients (0%)0/2 patients (0%)
Pineoblastoma333/3 patients (100%)0/2 patients (0%)ND
Central neurocytoma232/3 patients (33.4%)0/3 patients (0%)0/3 patients (0%)
Choroid plexus cyst233/3 patients (100%)1/3 patients (33.4%)ND
Choroid plexus papilloma222/2 patients (100%)0/2 patients (0%)0/2 patients (0%)
Septum pellucidum cyst122/2 patients (100%)0/2 patients (0%)ND
Ependymal cyst122/2 patients (100%)0/2 patients (0%)ND
Arachnoid Cyst120/2 patients (0%)0/2 patients (0%)ND
Neurocysticercosis121/2 patients (50%)1/2 patients (50%)ND
Neuroepithelial tumor222/2 patients (100%)0/1 patient (0%)0/1 patient (0%)
Glioneuronal tumor222/2 patients (100%)0/2 patients (0%)0/2 patients (0%)
Cavernoma111/1 patient (100%)1/1 patient (100%)0/1 patient (0%)
Hemangioma111/1 patient (100%)0/1 patient (0%)0/1 patient (0%)
Epidermoid cyst110/1 patient (0%)1/1 patient (100%)1/1 patient (100%)
Germinoma111/1 patient (100%)1/1 patient (100%)0/1 patient (0%)

ND: no data.