Postoperative complications of central neurocytoma

Six patients with central neurocytoma were retrospectively examined, including diagnosis and treatment process as well as postoperative complications. Clinical follow-ups were performed through telephone calls or outpatient service. Of the 6 patients, a total of 5 patients had 1 or more postoperative complications. The postoperative complications included hydrocephalus, basal ganglia edema, epidural hematoma of the operated region and the remote region, and intracranial infection; 5 patients underwent the cortical fistulization approach and 1 underwent the longitudinal fissure-corpus callosum approach. The neoplasms of 3 patients were totally resected and those of the other 3 patients were subtotally resected. Preoperative accurate diagnosis of central neurocytoma is of great importance for the drawing up of the operation strategy; in addition to magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography, digital subtraction angiography and magnetic resonance spectroscopy could be helpful for the preoperative diagnosis of central neurocytoma. Subtotal resection of the lesion and the longitudinal fissure-corpus callosum approach may be useful for the reduction of postoperative complications.