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Intracranial Cryptococcoma-Clinicopathologic Correlation and Surgical Outcome: A Single-Institution Experience.
World Neurosurgery 2018 July
OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical characteristics of patients with intracranial cryptococcoma, clinicopathologic findings, and outcomes after surgery.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical data were collected from hospital case records, and pathologic confirmation was done by a neuropathologist. Clinical details, imaging features, and treatment modalities were evaluated and correlated with outcomes based on regular follow-up.
RESULTS: This case series included 5 cases of histology- and culture-proven intracranial cryptococcoma. Three patients (60%) were aged between the 3rd and 5th decades. Three cases were supratentorial in location, and 2 were in the posterior fossa. One patient presented with seizures. Three patients (60%) presented with fever. Three patients (60%) had papilledema, and 4 (80%) had signs of meningeal irritation. Four patients (80%) were immunocompetent. Only 1 patient was immunocompromised. All lesions were peripherally enhancing on computed tomography. Four of 5 patients underwent surgical decompression without any residue. Only 1 patient underwent stereotactic biopsy. All patients received antifungal therapy. One patient who was immunocompromised developed multiorgan failure and died after 2 months after surgery (20%). Of 5 cases, 4 (80%) had a good outcome with a mean follow-up of 5 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Cryptococcus gattii is a rarer species implicated in intracranial cryptococcoma that is seen along with the more common Cryptococcus neoformans. Early diagnosis and surgical decompression followed by intravenous amphotericin B therapy for at least 6 weeks and concomitant therapy with fluconazole for prolonged periods may reduce morbidity and mortality.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical data were collected from hospital case records, and pathologic confirmation was done by a neuropathologist. Clinical details, imaging features, and treatment modalities were evaluated and correlated with outcomes based on regular follow-up.
RESULTS: This case series included 5 cases of histology- and culture-proven intracranial cryptococcoma. Three patients (60%) were aged between the 3rd and 5th decades. Three cases were supratentorial in location, and 2 were in the posterior fossa. One patient presented with seizures. Three patients (60%) presented with fever. Three patients (60%) had papilledema, and 4 (80%) had signs of meningeal irritation. Four patients (80%) were immunocompetent. Only 1 patient was immunocompromised. All lesions were peripherally enhancing on computed tomography. Four of 5 patients underwent surgical decompression without any residue. Only 1 patient underwent stereotactic biopsy. All patients received antifungal therapy. One patient who was immunocompromised developed multiorgan failure and died after 2 months after surgery (20%). Of 5 cases, 4 (80%) had a good outcome with a mean follow-up of 5 years.
CONCLUSIONS: Cryptococcus gattii is a rarer species implicated in intracranial cryptococcoma that is seen along with the more common Cryptococcus neoformans. Early diagnosis and surgical decompression followed by intravenous amphotericin B therapy for at least 6 weeks and concomitant therapy with fluconazole for prolonged periods may reduce morbidity and mortality.
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