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5-aminolevulinic Acid and Surgical Margin Analysis in Calvarial Metastasis with Pericranium or Dural Extension: Technical Note

Arq. bras. neurocir; 39 (3), 2020
Metastasis to the calvarium with direct pericranium or dural infiltration may be treated with radical surgical removal in selected cases. We describe microsurgical resection of calvarial metastases with fluorescence-guided technique using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) in two female patients with breast c...

Macroprolactinoma clival ectópico: una forma rara de presentación de adenoma hipofisario

Los adenomas pituitarios son los tumores hipofisarios más frecuentes siendo una entidad rara cuando se trata de adenomas ectópicos, es decir, sin conexión con la glándula pituitaria. Se cree que derivan de células residuales del tracto de migración embriológico desde la bolsa de Rathke. Su present...

Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Skull Base — Case Report

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (1), 2019
Introduction Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are pseudotumoral bone lesions of unknown etiology that are also hypervascularized, benign, and locally destructive. They are rare in the base of the skull. The present case report describes a case of aneurysmal bone cyst in the sella turcica. Case Report The pre...

Trigeminal Cave Brain Metastasis from Prostate Adenocarcinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Arq. bras. neurocir; 37 (4), 2018
The present study presents the case of a 66-year-old patient diagnosed with prostate adenocarcinoma 4 years earlier and treated with prostatectomy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormonetherapy but still displaying high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. The patient complaints were double vision and...