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Surgical excision of | Surgical excision of cryptococcoma is recommended if the [[lesions]] are larger than 3cm, accessible [[lesions]], have a [[mass effect]] and are compressing vital structures, or in case of failure to reduce the size of the cryptococcoma after 4 weeks of medical therapy. | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
Surgical excision of | Surgical excision of cryptococcoma is recommended if any of the following is present:<ref name="pmid19404577">{{cite journal| author=Li Q, You C, Liu Q, Liu Y| title=Central nervous system cryptococcoma in immunocompetent patients: a short review illustrated by a new case. | journal=Acta Neurochir (Wien) | year= 2010 | volume= 152 | issue= 1 | pages= 129-36 | pmid=19404577 | doi=10.1007/s00701-009-0311-8 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19404577 }} </ref> | ||
*Lesions are larger than 3cm | *[[Lesions]] are larger than 3cm | ||
*Accessible lesions with mass effect | *Accessible [[lesions]] with mass effect | ||
*Compression of vital structures | *Compression of vital structures | ||
*Failure of the reduction in size of cryptococcoma after 4 weeks of therapy | *Failure of the reduction in size of cryptococcoma after 4 weeks of medical therapy | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Surgical excision of cryptococcoma is recommended if the lesions are larger than 3cm, accessible lesions, have a mass effect and are compressing vital structures, or in case of failure to reduce the size of the cryptococcoma after 4 weeks of medical therapy.
Surgery
Surgical excision of cryptococcoma is recommended if any of the following is present:[1]
- Lesions are larger than 3cm
- Accessible lesions with mass effect
- Compression of vital structures
- Failure of the reduction in size of cryptococcoma after 4 weeks of medical therapy
References
- ↑ Li Q, You C, Liu Q, Liu Y (2010). "Central nervous system cryptococcoma in immunocompetent patients: a short review illustrated by a new case". Acta Neurochir (Wien). 152 (1): 129–36. doi:10.1007/s00701-009-0311-8. PMID 19404577.