scholarly journals Membrane Structures Between Craniopharyngioma and the Third Ventricle Floor Based on the QST Classification and Its Significance: A Pathological Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (9) ◽  
pp. 966-974
Author(s):  
Songtao Qi ◽  
Yi Liu ◽  
Chaohu Wang ◽  
Jun Fan ◽  
Jun Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Third Ventricle ◽  
En Bloc Resection ◽  
Bloc Resection ◽  
Arachnoid Membrane ◽  
Membrane Structures ◽  
Pia Mater ◽  
En Bloc ◽  
The Third ◽  
Ependymal Layer ◽  
Third Ventricle Floor

Abstract The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between craniopharyngiomas (CP) and the third ventricle floor by analyzing the membranes between them. Eight fetal specimens were first examined by hematoxylin and eosin and immunofluorescence staining to determine optimal markers for identifying membrane structures in the sellar region. Then, 17 CP with third ventricle floor involvement that had been removed by total en bloc resection through a transsphenoidal approach were examined. We found that the dura mater, arachnoid membrane, and pia mater could be seen to separate type Q tumors from the third ventricle floor. The arachnoid membrane and pia mater could be seen between type S tumors and the third ventricle floor. Pia mater could be seen between type T tumors and the third ventricle floor; however, at the origin point of the tumor, pia mater could be loosened or replaced by the tumor. Although some type T tumors compressed the third ventricle, the ependymal layer remained intact. Based on these embryonic and pathological data, we suggest that CP are nonneuroepithelial, epi-pia mater, and epi-third ventricle tumors.

Schwannoma of the Third Portion of the Duodenum: En Bloc Resection With Inclusion of the Uncinate Process of the Pancreas

2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-128
Author(s):  
Marcos Bruna ◽  
Enrique Artigues ◽  
Miguel Ángel Lorenzo ◽  
Antonio Melero ◽  
José Puche
Keyword(s):  
En Bloc Resection ◽  
Bloc Resection ◽  
Uncinate Process ◽  
En Bloc ◽  
The Third

scholarly journals Reinvestigating Tumor–Ventricle Relationship of Craniopharyngiomas With Predominantly Ventricular Involvement: An Endoscopic Endonasal Series Based on Histopathological Assessment

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Fan ◽  
Yi Liu ◽  
Chaohu Wang ◽  
Zhanpeng Feng ◽  
Jun Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Third Ventricle ◽  
Preoperative Imaging ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal Surgery ◽  
Pia Mater ◽  
Endonasal Surgery ◽  
Total Resection ◽  
Endoscopic Endonasal ◽  
The Third ◽  
Tumor Capsule ◽  
Third Ventricle Floor

ObjectiveCraniopharyngiomas (CPs) predominantly involving the third ventricle were commonly termed “intraventricular” lesions. The aim of this study was to clarify the anatomical relationship between the tumor and the third ventricle by both surgical and histological investigation.MethodsA retrospective review of primarily resected CPs by endoscopic endonasal surgery was performed. CPs with predominantly ventricular involvement were selected for study inclusion by preoperative imaging. The surgical procedure of each case was reviewed. The wholly removed tumor specimens were histologically analyzed, in all cases, to investigate the tumor–third ventricle relationship using hematoxylin and eosin, immunochemical, and immunofluorescence staining.ResultsTwenty-six primary CPs predominantly involving the third ventricle were selected from our series of 223 CPs treated by endoscopic endonasal surgery between January 2017 and March 2021. Gross-total resection was achieved in 24 (92.3%) of 26 patients, with achievement of near-total resection in the remaining patients. A circumferential layer of stretched third ventricle floor was identified surrounding the tumor capsule, which could be peeled off easily from the ventricle floor remnants at most areas of the plane of tumor attachment. Some portions of the tumor capsule tightly adhered to the third ventricle floor were removed together with the floor. A breach of various size was observed at the third ventricle floor after tumor removal in most cases, the floor remaining intact in only two cases (7.7%). Histological examination on marked portions of tumor capsule showed that the pia mater was frequently detected at most of the tumor–brain interface, except at the antero-frontal border of tumor contacting with the third ventricle floor. At this point, a layer of gliosis with various thickness was observed between the tumor and the neural tissue of the third ventricle floor.ConclusionCPs with predominantly ventricular involvement should be considered as lesions with an extraventricular, epi-pia topography rather than “intraventricular” or “subpial” topography. Accurate understanding of the relationship between the third ventricle and such tumors would predict the circumferential cleavage plane of dissection, and remind neurosurgeons of performing dissection along the safe surgical plane to achieve total tumoral resection with minimizing hypothalamic damage.

scholarly journals Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection for en bloc resection of a neuroendocrine tumor in the duodenal bulb

Endoscopy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Uchima ◽  
Alberto Diez-Caballero ◽  
Jaume Capdevila ◽  
Mercé Rosinach ◽  
Alfredo Mata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neuroendocrine Tumor ◽  
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection ◽  
Duodenal Bulb ◽  
En Bloc Resection ◽  
Bloc Resection ◽  
En Bloc ◽  
Mucosal Resection

scholarly journals Fibrin glue: Novel submucosal injection agent for endoscopic submucosal dissection

2021 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. E319-E323
Author(s):  
Madoka Takao ◽  
Yoshitaka Takegawa ◽  
Toshitatsu Takao ◽  
Hiroya Sakaguchi ◽  
Yoshiko Nakano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection ◽  
Fibrin Glue ◽  
En Bloc Resection ◽  
Bloc Resection ◽  
En Bloc ◽  
Submucosal Injection ◽  
Submucosal Dissection ◽  
Vitro Model ◽  
Histopathologic Findings

Abstract Background and study aims Adequate mucosal elevation by submucosal injection is crucial for patient safety and efficiency during endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of fibrin glue (FG) as a long-lasting submucosal injection agent and to evaluate the technical feasibility of FG injection for ESD. Materials and methods To compare the capabilities of different agents in maintaining submucosal evaluation, we injected FG, hyaluronic acid solution, and normal saline into the porcine gastric specimen that was incised into approximately 5 × 5 cm squares. Then, we measured the height of submucosal elevations over time. Moreover, three hypothetical lesions from the resected porcine stomach underwent ESD with FG injection. Thereafter, we conducted macroscopic and histopathologic analyses. Results FG maintained the greatest submucosal elevation among all the injection agents. Three ESD procedures were performed with en bloc resection. Both macroscopic and histopathologic findings showed a thick FG clot on the ulcers. Conclusions The FG solution can be potentially used as an ESD submucosal injection agent in an in vitro model.

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