Intratumoral embolization of intracranial and extracranial tumors: technical note

Neurosurgery. 1994 Oct;35(4):771-3; discussion 773-4. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199410000-00031.

Abstract

A new technique of intratumoral embolization is described. An intratumoral injection of N-butylcyanoacrylate is performed either perioperatively by direct puncture of the tumor or preoperatively through the nose or through the skin. The indications for this technique are hypervascularized tumors, such as juvenile angiofibroma, hemangiopericytoma, or paraganglioma. This technique has been applied in 21 patients with excellent results in terms of devascularization.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiofibroma / blood supply
  • Angiofibroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Angiofibroma / therapy
  • Brain Neoplasms / blood supply
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary
  • Brain Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Carotid Artery, External / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Glomus Jugulare Tumor / blood supply
  • Glomus Jugulare Tumor / diagnostic imaging
  • Glomus Jugulare Tumor / therapy
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / blood supply
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / therapy
  • Hemangiopericytoma / blood supply
  • Hemangiopericytoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangiopericytoma / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Skull Neoplasms / blood supply
  • Skull Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Skull Neoplasms / secondary
  • Skull Neoplasms / therapy*