摘要目的 探讨大型颅咽管瘤与第三脑室的关系在肿瘤切除手术中的意义. 方法 南方医科大学南方医院神经外科白1997年1月至2003年1月共采用手术治疗大型颅咽管瘤患者72例.根据肿瘤的影像学表现及手术所见对其进行分类,每一类肿瘤根据大小及其与第三腩室底的关系分为3级,根据术中判断和术后CT和(或)MPd增强扫描结果确定颅咽管瘤手术切除程度,分析肿瘤分级与手术切除程度的关系. 结果颅咽管瘤总体上可以分为第三脑室内型(本组7例)和第三脑室累及型(本组65例)两大类;手术切除程度在不同分级肿瘤间总体分布位置不同,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05). 结论 明确大型颅咽管瘤与第三脑室底及下丘腩结构间的关系对提高大型颅咽管瘤手术疗效有重要意义.

abstractsObjective To assess the impact of the positional relationship between the large craniopharyngiomas and the third ventricle on the outcome of surgical resection of the tumors. Methods In 72 cases of craniopharyngiomas, the tumors were classified into two types according to the radiographic and surgical findings defining the relationship between the tumors and the third ventricle. For each type of tumors, 3 grades were classified based on the tumor size, texture, and infiltration pattern of the third ventricle. The extend of tumor removal was confirmed by both intraoperative evaluation and postoperative CT or magnetic resonance imaging. The correlation between the degree of hypothalamus invasion and the extend of tumor removal was analyzed in all the cases. Results The craniopharyngiomas were classified into two types, namely those residing in the third ventricle (7 cases) and those invading the third ventricle(65 cases). The degree of tumor resection was significantly different between the 3 grades: total tumor removal was achieved in 95.7% of grade Ⅰ cases, in 80.0% of grade Ⅱ cases, and in only 47.4% of grade Ⅲ I cases (P<0.05). conclusion Understanding of the anatomical relationship of the tumor to the third ventricular floor can be great value for improving the outcome of surgical resection of large craniopharyngiomas.