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Endoscopic biopsy of cystic intracerebral tumours
1Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK. samira.akmal@nhs.net
British Journal of Neurosurgery
|November 14, 2012
Abstract:
This technical note describes the application of neuroendoscopy for decompressing and obtaining tissue samples from cystic intracerebral tumours. The method provides for visualisation of the solid tumour component prior to biopsy and retains the advantages of being a burr hole procedure.

