[Intraventricular oligodendroglioma. Description of 2 cases]

Oligodendrogliomas usually arise in the cerebral hemispheres, less frequently they are found in the cerebellar hemispheres and very rarely they adopt an intraventricular location. The authors describe two cases of intraventricular oligodendroglioma. Case No. 1: 18-year old woman with a clinical history of headache, vertigo and dizziness of 6 months duration. Central Nervous System imaging revealed a right lateral ventricle tumor. Case No. 2: 38 year old man with a chief complaint of positional headache and visual impairment. C.N.S. imaging showed a third ventricular lesion. The medical literature was reviewed and theories on the genesis of this peculiar location are offered.