Skull base aneurysmal bone cyst presenting with hydrocephalus: Progressive residuum obliterated by Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery in a pediatric patient

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Abstract

Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) are an uncommon entity predominantly encountered in the pediatric population. The skull is rarely involved, but these cysts have been reported to arise in the skull base. Traditional treatment has been with surgery alone; however, there is a gathering body of literature that reports alternative treatments that can achieve longterm disease-free survival. However, these therapies are predominantly directed at peripheral skeletal lesions. To the authors' knowledge, this report is the first to describe long-term follow-up of the efficacy of Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery for treatment of ABC residuum in the skull base that resulted in long-term patient stability and likely ABC obliteration.

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Tse, G. H., Jiang, F. Y., Radatz, M. W. R., Sinha, S., & Zaki, H. (2020). Skull base aneurysmal bone cyst presenting with hydrocephalus: Progressive residuum obliterated by Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery in a pediatric patient. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 26(1), 76–81. https://doi.org/10.3171/2020.2.PEDS19755

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