Use of bleomycin in intratumoral chemotherapy for cystic craniopharyngioma. Case report.

Cavalheiro, S; Sparapani, F V; Franco, J O; da Silva, M C; Braga, F M · J Neurosurg · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The authors present a case of a gigantic cystic craniopharyngioma that was treated with intratumoral injections of bleomycin. The mass had eroded the skull base and extended to the sphenoid bone. A total of eight intratumoral injections through an Ommaya reservoir were given. Six months after treatment, there was complete regression of the lesion and improvement in both visual and endocrinological symptomatology.

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